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WALKER COUNTY
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Thursday July 14, 2022
Victims of Last Weekend’s Huntsville Lions Club Fatal Crash Identified Donates Another Bench
Three persons perished in the two vehicle accident on I-45 last weekend. Texas Department of let Impala was travelPublic Safety (DPS) ing south below the Troopers are investi- posted speed limit gating a two vehicle with a flat tire atfatality crash on In- tempting to take the terstate Highway 45 next exit. A 2018 Ford in New Waverly, Tex- F-350 approaching as. from the rear struck The preliminary the Chevrolet. crash investigation The driver of the indicates that on Sat- Ford, 35-year-old urday, July 02, 2022, Benjamin W. Pesat approximately 8:04 ka of Katy, Texas, p.m., a 2013 Chevro- was not injured. The
driver of the Chevrolet, 35-year-old Candice R. Harris of Rosharon, Texas, was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital (Downtown) in serious condition. One passenger of the Chevrolet, 24 year old Destiney C. Harris out of Houston, Texas, was pronounced deceased on the scene by Walker County Justice of the Peace Stephen Cole. Earnest Darrett, 27 was pronounced deceased at approximately 9:15 p.m., at Huntsville Memorial Hospital by medical staff. Two juveniles, one male and one female, were transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in stable condition. Jeremiah L. Harris, 24 of Fresno, Texas, was pronounced deceased on July 03, 2022, at approximately 8:10 a.m., at HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe by medical staff.
The Huntsville Lions Club, members from the Huntsville Junior Service League, and a crew from the City of Huntsville Parks and Recreation Department pose for a picture with a bench to be located under a large shade tree near the Inclusive Playground in Kate Barr Ross Park. By Wade Thibodeaux the plastic decking the citizens of the The Huntsville Lions sold at home im- area. Other benchClub has donated a provement stores, the es are located at the bench to the City of Lions Club receives a State Park, HospitaliHuntsville and it will bench. This is a great ty House, and on the be located near the project that keeps the Square in Downtown inclusive playground plastic shopping bags Huntsville. Collection project that was re- and other recyclable boxes are located at cently completed in plastics out of the various businesses in Kate Barr Ross Park. landfills and provides Huntsville and WalkThe Lions gather plas- something useful for er County and simply tic bags on an ongoing the community. This need to be clean bags basis and when they particular bench is with no remaining have submitted 500 the fourth bench do- food or other materipounds to Trex, the nated by the Hunts- als located inside of company that makes ville Lions Club to them.