ABILENE, Texas — Two Abilene residents were killed in a head-on crash Wednesday.
Abilene Police received several calls just after 9 p.m. saying a vehicle was traveling south on Highway 83/84 in the wrong lane near Kirby Lake.
According to police, witnesses said several vehicles had to evade the wrong-way driver by moving out of its way as it came at a high rate of speed. The driver ended up colliding head-on with a second vehicle, killing both drivers.
Next of kin notification has been made, the APD said.
The driver of a sedan, who was driving in the wrong direction, was identified as James Henry Wheeler, 96, of Abilene. The driver of the second vehicle, an SUV, was identified as Roxanne Rivero Medina, 35, also of Abilene.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene by Judge Mike McAuliffe. There were no passengers in either vehicle.
The investigation is ongoing, the APD said.
