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-- Eagle Staff Report
One person was killed and three were injured in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 79 in Robertson County on Friday afternoon.
George Edwin Fitts, 72, of Marshall, died at the scene, officials with the Department of Public Safety said.
Officials said Shannon Marie Budzisz, 31, of Hearne, was stopped in the southbound lane of traffic about two miles south of Hearne preparing to turn left onto a county road when Fitts ran into the back of her pickup. The DPS trooper who investigated the accident said Fitts apparently failed to see Budzisz's vehicle.
The speed limit on that stretch of road is 70 mph.
Budzisz was treated for injuries at St. Joseph Regional Hospital in Bryan and released. A 6-year-old girl in her truck was not injured, officials said.
Two passengers in Fitts' vehicle suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized. They were said to be stable but their conditions were not available.
Everyone involved in the accident was wearing a seat belt, according to the trooper's report.
The below map shows police calls reported by the College Station Police Department each day from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. (indicated by blue markers), police calls reported by the Bryan Police Department daily from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (indicated by yellow markers), as well as incidents reported by The Eagle in Bryan, College Station and surrounding areas (indicated by red markers). Click on individual incidents or markers for details.
Editor's Note: The Eagle has produced this map based on information provided by the College Station and Bryan Police Departments. The map does not include all calls for service and the information is preliminary. Data provided by the police department may not accurately reflect the nature of the calls, and the status of reported incidents may change after further investigation. Locations are approximate.
