Two Killed in Crash Outside Garden City

GARDEN CITY, TX — Two people were killed in a vehicle crash outside Garden City on Thursday, April 3.

According to a crash report from Sergeant Steven Blanco with the Texas of Department of Public Safety, a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling eastbound on Hillger Road and stopped at the intersection of FM 33, about eight miles north of Garden City.

A 2010 Ford Expedition driven by John Duwain Cypert, 80, was traveling southbound on FM 33 passing a semi-truck in the northbound lane. 

The driver of the Silverado failed to yield the right of way when turning north onto FM 33, which caused the crash.

Cypert was flown to Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa, where he later died from his injuries. 

The passenger in the Expedition, Josephine Linda Cypert, 78, died at the scene of the crash. 

The driver of the Silverado was taken to Medical Center Hospital in Odessa with minor injuries.

Everyone involved in the crash was wearing a seatbelt.