A fatal two-vehicle crash occurred on Thursday morning in Howard County.
DPS Troopers responded to the crash on November 19, 2020 at 7:34 AM, at U.S. Hwy 87 and FM 846, 11 miles north of Big Spring, TX. The crash involved a 2006 Toyota Scion, driven by Trudy L. Sherrill, 58-year-old female of Coahoma, TX, and a 2007 Nissan Altima, driven by Tawnya A. Archuleta, 35-year-old female of Ackerly, TX, was the driver of the Altima.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Sherrill was traveling west on FM 846, approaching a stop sign at the intersection of U.S. Highway 87, when she failed to yield the right of way at the stop intersection and collided with Archuleta’s vehicle.
Sherrill was pronounced dead on scene. Archuleta sustained non-incapacitating injuries, and was treated on scene and released.