DPS investigates fatal Bell County highway crash

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Kentucky
State Highway 36
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Incident type
Crash

Summary

Car Crash Kentucky Today in Kentucky: A 42-year-old Temple truck driver died Thursday after losing control of his 2013 Mack truck while swerving to avoid a detached tire from a third vehicle's trailer on State Highway 36 in Bell County. He crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a 2018 Freightliner delivery truck. The Freightliner driver, a 25-year-old Killeen woman, was hospitalized with serious injuries at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple. The crash remains under investigation by Texas DPS.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Jonathan Aaron Thomas Unknown Fatal
Unnamed Driver Driver Fatal

Original reporting

DPS investigates fatal Bell County highway crash

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