Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on the Rainbow Bridge of Highway 87 in Orange, Texas.
What Happened: A passenger vehicle allegedly collided with a utility truck that was assisting a disabled vehicle on the side of the roadway.
Participants:
- Angela Deleon, driver of passenger vehicle
- Ivey Davis, juvenile passenger in vehicle
- Nicholas Ryman, driver of Chevrolet utility truck
- Christopher Parsley, driver of disabled pickup
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Ivey Davis, 4, killed
- Angela Deleon, 39, injured
- Nicholas Ryman, 29, injured
- Christopher Parsley, 40, injured
Details:
On or about Friday, March 25th, 2022, around 12:10 in the afternoon, a major accident between a passenger vehicle, a pickup truck, and a utility truck left a 4-year-old child dead and sent three individuals to the hospital. Troopers from the Department of Public Safety said the accident was reported along the Rainbow Bridge on Highway 87 in Orange, Texas.
Law enforcement representatives from the Texas DPS said 4-year-old Ivey Davis was killed, while 39-year-old Angela Deleon, 29-year-old Nicholas Ryman and 40-year-old Christopher Parsley were injured when the car Deleon was driving allegedly collided with a utility truck that had pulled behind a disabled pickup truck along Highway 87. Paramedics rushed Davis, Deleon, Ryman and Parsley to the hospital, where Davis succumbed to her injuries a short time after her arrival.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is a short distance west of Orange.
Police are still investigating the accident.