FREESTONE COUNTY – October 9,2017 3:45 a.m. , A passenger car with two occupants was traveling north on FM 488, 1.5 miles north of FM 416. A TTST gasoline tanker was traveling south on FM 488. The passenger vehicle veered over into the path of the TTST and struck head-on. The passenger car and the truck cab burst into flames. The driver of the TTST, a male ( 56 ) of Ft. Worth was taken to Navarro County Medical Center in Corsicana with non-life threatening injuries. The two occupants of the passenger car died at the scene. Both victims
were taken to Dallas for autopsies. The 8800 gallons of gasoline in the tanker did not leak or burn. DPS is still investigating the cause of crash.
They were identified as Tyler Spillman and Bryce Cook, both 19 and teammates at Trinity Valley Community College.
Sgt. D. L. Wilson PIO / Safety Education
Waco DPS
