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Newton man dead, two injured after wreck at Hwy. 87, FM 2626 intersection Thursday morning

Two men had to be taken to a Beaumont hospital by medical helicopter

NEWTON, Texas — A Newton man has died and two others were flown to a Beaumont hospital on Thursday morning after a wreck at the intersection of FM 2626 and Hwy. 87. 

William Hall, 68, of Newton died at the scene according to troopers. Barney Simmons, 59, was in the vehicle with Hall and was injured in the crash. He was taken to St. Elizabeth hospital by helicopter. 

Mason Garcilazo, 27, of Aransas Pass was also taken to the hospital by helicopter.

The wreck happened around 9 a.m.

Troopers said Hall was driving westbound on 2626 in a Nissan car when he failed to stop at the stop sign and pulled onto 87 into the path of the Dodge pickup Garcilazo was driving. 

From a DPS news release: 

At approximately 9:15a.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a multiple vehicle crash at the intersection of SH 87 and FM 2626 in Newton County. The preliminary DPS crash investigation indicates that a 2013 Dodge pickup truck was traveling northbound on SH 87. A 2001 Nissan passenger vehicle was traveling westbound on FM 2626. The driver of the Nissan failed to yield the right of way at the stop sign and pulled into the path of the Dodge. The Dodge was unable to avoid the collision and struck the Nissan on the left side of the vehicle. The driver of the Nissan, 68-year-old William Hall of Newton, was pronounced deceased by Justice of the Peace Mike Greer at the scene. The passenger of the Nissan, 59-year-old Barney Simmons also of Newton, was transported by medical helicopter to St. Elizabeth hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Dodge, Mason Garcilazo, 27, of Aransas Pass, Texas, was also flown to St. Elizabeth hospital with serious injuries. All information is preliminary as Troopers work to determine the exact factors that contributed to this fatal crash. There are no additional details available at this time. 

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