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Woman Killed in Highway 62 Head on Collision in Orange County

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The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a crash that killed a woman on State Highway 62, about one half mile north of Orange, late Tuesday night, according to the DPS.

The preliminary investigation indicates that at about 11:35, the driver of a 2017 Ford passenger car was traveling south, while the driver of a 2011 Ford passenger car was traveling north. It is reported that the 2017 Ford traveled into the oncoming lane and struck the 2011 Ford head-on.

The driver of the 2017 Ford, as 48-year-old Stephanie Smith of DeQuincy, Louisiana, died at the scene.

The driver of the 2011 Ford, 29-year-old Christina Johnson of Bridge City, was transported to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.

https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_d3711b42-bb63-11ec-8606-5332f5133a89.html