ONE KILLED IN CRASH ON HIGHWAY 90 IN GRIMES CO.

  

One person was killed in a collision Thursday afternoon in Grimes County.

According to DPS, the crash happened around 4 p.m. on Highway 90, just north of Anderson.  An 18-wheeler headed northbound on the highway stopped to let other traffic pass before turning left.  A pickup truck also traveling northbound did not stop and crashed into the tractor-trailer.

The driver of the pickup, 44-year-old Daryl Brooks of Mexia, was taken to CHI St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan, where he was pronounced dead.  The driver of the 18-wheeler was uninjured, and has not received a citation.

The highway was shut down for over three hours while troopers investigated and cleared the scene.