Crowley woman dies from injuries after 18-wheeler collision

A 25-year-old Crowley woman flown to John Peter Smith Hospital on Thursday after she crashed into an 18-wheeler, died Friday, according to authorities.

Bailie Jackson-Samford was pronounced dead about 12:15 p.m., a news release from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers were called to the scene of a wreck on U.S. 287 near Lathan Lane, two miles north of FM 407 in Wise County, about 7 p.m. Thursday, according to authorities.

A preliminary investigation showed that a 2017 Peterbilt truck pulling an empty tank trailer was stopped in a left turn lane on U.S. 287 waiting to turn left, a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

For an unknown reason, the 2014 GMC pickup being driven south on U.S. 287 by Jackson-Samford entered the turn lane and struck the rear of the trailer, according to the statement.

Jackson-Samford was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in a helicopter ambulance with serious injuries and died on Friday from those injuries, the statement said. The Peterbilt truck’s driver, Misti Kestner, 46, of Decatur, was not injured.

This story was originally published November 25, 2017 at 8:13 PM with the headline "Crowley woman dies from injuries after 18-wheeler collision."