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Burleson Woman Killed In Head-On Collision
A Burleson woman was pronounced dead at the scene after her vehicle struck an eighteen-wheeler truck in a head-on collision.
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JOHNSON County (June 23, 2009)-A Burleson woman was killed after the vehicle she was driving struck an eighteen wheeler in a head-on collision Monday evening.
A Texas Department of Safety dispatcher tells News 10 the accident happened at around 7:20 p.m. just five miles south of Cleburne on Farm-to-Market 1434 in a 60 mph zone.
The accident was investigated by Cleburne-based DPS Trooper Gillman.
Megan Porter, 24, was traveling north bound in a 2008 Chrysler Sebring when she entered a curve in the roadway at an unsafe speed, Trooper Gillman reported.
The Chrysler swerved into oncoming traffic, striking nearly head-on a 2000 International tractor-truck driven by Juan Castaneda, of Cleburne.
The eighteen-wheeler came to a rest in a ditch on the western side of the FM 1434 while the Chrysler ended up facing southbound in the middle of the roadway, DPS Dispatcher Garcia said.
Porter was pronounced dead at scene at 7:42 p.m. by Johnson County Medical Examiner Wallen; her body was taken to the Tarrant County Medical Examiners Office in Fort Worth.
Castaneda, who was not injured in the accident, will not face any charges; Trooper Gillman determined he was not at fault in the accident.
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Thank you Rose, for your comments about Megan. I would like to talk to you if you are so inclined, and you may reach me at steve.porter@sbcglobal.net if you have any other knowledge of the area where Megan's accident occurred.
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I live not far from the location of this accident. I know well the road conditions in this area. If there is a heavy dew or rain has fell, this spot is very very slick. There has been a number of accidents in the same location. I truly believe TXDOT and Texas Lime should take some responsibility in these accidents. No warning signs are present. Also, the truck wash for the lime plant is adjacent to the traveled part of the road which also causes a slime problem. The big trucks exit the plant, onto FM 1434 ,in a blind spot curve in a 60 mph zone. Megans life could have been spared by a couple adjustments by these two entities.
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As Megan's father, let me correct some inaccurate reporting: Megan was not speeding, as implied. Trooper Gillman's final report suggests lime deposits on the road from the nearby lime plant. He further suggests that Megan hit a bad patch and lost control. His reference to unsafe speed, according to him, was that even at the speed limit, with the road condition as it was, the situation was unsafe. Megan could not have known about the lime deposits, which are like ice on the road, again according to Trooper Gillman. Also the accident happened sooner than 7:20pm, at approximately 7:04. It took someone 10-15 minutes to run up to the lime plant to notify emergency (no cell coverage in that area). It is interesting that Mr. Castaneda is reported to have had no injuries. According to Megan's insurance company, he now has injuries. These are the facts which were not included in this "reporting".
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