John Jones III of Brackney was killed Friday when a tank truck overturned onto his car at the intersection of Rt. 29 and Laurel Lake Rd. PHOTO COURTESY RYAN TATOR
BY ROBERT L. BAKER
A 57-year-old Brackney man was killed Friday evening in a 2-vehicle crash.
State police at Gibson said a commercial truck driven by James Robert Hoffpauir, 50, ofMontgomery,Texas, overturned onto a Subaru Legacy at the intersection ofLaurel Lake Roadand Route 29 at about6:50 p.m.
The driver of the Subaru, John JonesIII, was killed.
Both an unnamed 17-year-old female passenger of Jones’ car, as well as Hoffpauir, were moderately injured, state police said.
The 1998 Mack CH6 truck is owned by Casa Grande, Ariz.-based Southeast Directional Drilling LLC.
According to the company’s website, Southeast has more than 100 years of combined field experience in pipelining and directional drilling and works for a variety of contractors and gas companies.
In a statement, the company said it was conducting its own investigation and its “deepest sympathy and prayers go out to this family and all who were involved in the accident.”
Trooper Eric Burns investigated
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