Central Texas woman dies in one-vehicle crash; driver injured

A Central Texas woman died and another person was injured Sunday night when the pickup truck in which they were riding veered off a rural road outside of Waco and crashed into a tree.

The Department of Public Safety Monday identified the victim as Mary Harcrow, 64, of Whitney.

She was a front seat passenger in the Dodge Ram pickup, which was eastbound at around 8:45 p.m. on FM 185 near Cattle Drive east of Crawford when it left the roadway and hit the tree.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger in the rear seat of the truck was seriously injured and was taken to Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco in critical condition.

The driver, whose name was not released, was taken to Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Waco with what the DPS said were non-life-threatening injuries.

The accident remains under investigation.