One Man Killed During Trip Home From Casinos
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Police say alcohol may have been a factor in an accident involving 4 Central Texans, one who was later pronounced dead.
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(August 2, 2009) - Hearne Police say a Waco man died following a one car accident on Highway 6.

Officers said they were called to the scene at 9:24 a.m, Saturday, for a report of a vehicle hitting a utility pole. When they arrived, the driver, 54-year-old Vinson Washington was pronounced dead at the scene.

A front passenger, Annette Perkins, of Waco, was taken by a PHI medical helicopter to St. Joseph Regional Health Center.

As of Sunday afternoon, Perkins was listed in stable condition.

Two other passengers, also from Waco, Leola Miller and Harold Thomas were both taken to St. Joseph by ambulance and were treated and released.

Police said Washington was headed north, and drove between 75 and 100 yards in the oncoming traffic lane, before suddenly making a sharp left turn, hitting a utility pole, and flipping the Ford Expedition he was driving.

The wrecked vehicle landed in the grass along the south bound side of Highway 6, between the cross streets of W. Hall Road and Barton Street.

According to officers, the occupants were returning to Waco from a trip to a Louisiana casino. Because open alcohol containers were found in the vehicle, Police said a blood sample from Washington would be sent for alcohol testing.

Officers said a witness told them the expedition was trying to pass other vehicles.
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