A 47-year-old Orange Grove woman died in a two-vehicle crash on Oct. 21 at the intersection of County Road 239 and U.S. 281 in Jim Wells County, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Jennifer Lee was identified as the woman who died in the crash that happened around 9:30 a.m., Staff Sgt. Rob Mallory said in an email.
Lee was traveling west in a Ford Explorer on County Road 239 and did not yield at the intersection stop sign, the news release said.
Lee's vehicle was struck on the driver's side by a Chevrolet Silverado traveling north on U.S. 281. A 30-year-old woman and three children from Weslaco were traveling in the Silverado.
Both vehicles traveled into the grassy median before coming to rest.
The occupants of
the Silverado were transported to Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi with injuries.
Lee was pronounced dead at the scene by Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Richard DeLeon.
The crash remains under investigation by DPS troopers from the Highway Patrol Office in Alice.
Felicity Guajardo covers breaking news and public safety. Contact her at felicity.guajardo@caller.com.
This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Orange Grove woman dies in two-vehicle crash on County Road 239
