SWEETWATER, TX — A 72-year-old Sweetwater woman was killed Wednesday night in a single-vehicle crash in Nolan County after her pickup failed to stop at a stop sign, struck an embankment and overturned, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Dora Gail Schenkenberg was driving a 2026 Ford Maverick pickup eastbound on County Road 220 when she approached the intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1856 around 9:45 p.m. The intersection is controlled by a stop sign. The preliminary investigation showed she continued through the intersection, struck an embankment and the vehicle overturned, DPS said.
Schenkenberg, who was wearing a seatbelt, was transported to Rolling Plains Hospital in Sweetwater and pronounced deceased at 11:26 p.m. by Dr. Karim Jabar.
No one else was injured. Weather conditions were clear, the road was dry and the posted speed limit was 60 mph.
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