SABINE COUNTY – Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) investigated yesterday evening a three-vehicle crash on SH 21, just east of the Pendleton Bridge, near the Louisiana border.

The preliminary crash investigation indicates at approximately 7:05 p.m., a 2021 Toyota passenger car failed to yield right of way from a private drive when it was struck by a 2010 GMC pickup that was traveling east. Following that collision, the GMC traveled into the westbound lane where it collided with a 2016 Chevrolet pickup.

The driver of the Toyota is identified as Curtis Harrison, 44, from Hemphill. Harrison was transported to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport by medical helicopter for treatment.

The driver of the GMC is identified as Vanessa Davis, 28, from Bronson. Davis and two passengers identified as Jason Davis, 38, also from Bronson and Ralph Hill, 48, from Hemphill were pronounced deceased at the scene by a Sabine County Justice of the Peace.

The driver and passenger in the Chevrolet were not injured during the crash. Their identities are not immediately available.

This crash remains under investigation. Additional information is not available at this time.