JIM WELLS COUNTY, Texas — One person is dead and two others are hurt following a three vehicle crash west of orange grove earlier this Monday morning.
According to Sgt. Rob Mallory with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), around 10:30a.m., a 2010 Ford Fusion driven by Patricia Saldana failed to stop at the intersection of FM 624 and County Road 305.
Saldana then hit the driver's side of a Chevrolet truck driven by Benjamin Ellis, which then hit a Toyota Venza driven by San Juana Ramirez of Orange Grove.
Ramirez later died due to her injuries, Saldana and Ellis were taken to a nearby hospital in Alice.
The crash remains under investigation.