Mercury Mariner Destroyed When Its Driver Slams into a Utility Trailer

At approximately 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, a crash on SH 87 and the Allen Loop, about two miles from the Tom Green and Concho County line, sent one driver to Shannon Medical Center with minor injuries, said Trooper Ram Garza with Texas Department of Public Safety.

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Garza said that a driver of a red Chevrolet dually pickup truck pulling a trailer was heading south on SH 87 and about to make a right on Allen Loop when the driver of a black SUV Mercury Mariner came up behind him and struck the left rear end of the trailer causing the truck and trailer to overturn. The female driver of the Mariner didn’t realize the pickup was making the turn, Garza stated.

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Garza also said the driver of the SUV was taken to Shannon Medical Center with minor injuries, but the driver of the pickup received no injuries and was released at the scene. Additionally, the driver of the SUV will receive a citation for failure to control speed.

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 Wall volunteers, Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office and DPS assisted with the scene, and officials blocked one lane due to the crash. 

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