Wildfire Accident Claims Life
November 30, 2019 12:15AM CST
The recent wildfires have claimed the life of a Borger man after a crash two miles West of Quanah.
The Texas Department of Public Safety says that on Tuesday afternoon a 1984 Peterbilt towing a livestock trailer was traveling east on Highway 287.
Heavy smoke from a grass fire was covering the highway and trailer slowed down to a stop in the right lane behind other congested traffic.
At that time, an SUV driven by 63-year-old Eldridge Miller of Borger was unable to stop in time to avoid running into the trailer.
Miller was transported to a hospital in Quanah where he died from his injuries.
A passenger in the SUV, Loretta Miller, also of Borger, was transported to Amarillo with injuries.
The investigation is still ongoing at this time.
