8-Year-Old Brownwood ISD Student Dies in Rollover Crash Near Bangs

8-year-old Brownwood ISD student dies in rollover crash near Bangs

BROWNWOOD, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - An 8-year-old girl from Brownwood Independent School District died in a rollover crash early Friday morning. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on FM 1849, about two and a half miles east of Bangs. DPS said the child’s father was driving north with two children in the vehicle when a wild animal entered the roadway. The driver swerved to avoid it, causing the car to skid and roll. Police say the 8-year-old had unbu…

DPS shares information regarding fatality accident that claims life of 8-year-old

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a one-vehicle accident at 1:35 a.m. Friday on FM 1849, 2.5 miles east of Bangs, claimed the life of an 8-year-old girl who attended Brownwood ISD. The DPS report states a 2008 Hyundai Accent passenger car was traveling north on FM 1849. The investigator learned from speaking with the 9-year-old passenger that the driver’s 8-year-old daughter had unbuckled her seatbelt during the trip. The drive…

Child Killed, Two Injured in Rollover Crash Near Bangs

BANGS, TX — An 8-year-old girl was killed and two others injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Friday on Farm to Market Road 1849, east of Bangs, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash happened around 1:35 a.m. when a 2008 Hyundai Accent driven by 39-year-old Shawn Cleve Ales of Brownwood swerved to avoid a wild animal in the roadway, investigators reported. The vehicle left the road, went into a skid, and overt…