Person Killed, Another Hospitalized after Head-On Crash in Wood County

Wood County, TX (8/26/2021) – A person is dead and another was hospitalized Thursday after a collision between two vehicles in Wood County. 

The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. on State Highway 11. A pickup truck driven by 43-year-old Sandi Schiler was headed east when she crossed the center stripe and struck an SUV driven by 32-year-old Catherine Anderson. 

Schiller was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Anderson was sent to a hospital in Tyler, where she remains stable.

Crash investigators will review all factors that may have led up to the accident and police reports will be made available in fourteen days.

Head-On Collision Lawyers

More often than not, crossing the center line while driving leads to wrong-way collisions, which then can lead to untimely deaths. Because a car is heading at you in the opposite direction in dangerous speeds, the consequences are deadly. According to the FHWA, in the United States, WWD crashes result in 300 to 400 people killed each year on average, representing approximately 1 percent of the total number of traffic related fatalities that occur annually. 

Don’t let a wrong-way collision halt your life for the worse. If you or a loved one were involved in a car accident with a wrong-way driver, immediately contact a legal expert to help you evaluate your options. Call car accident attorneys Sutliff & Stout at (713) 405-1263 or send us an email to discuss your car accident injury case.

Source: CBS 19

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