FISHER, TX, (August 12, 2026) – A crash Wednesday afternoon at an intersection in Fisher County killed two people and left another injured, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
One of the victims was identified as 39-year-old Andrew Joseph Starr of Hamilton.
The collision occurred shortly after 4 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and Farm-to-Market Road 611, about 100 miles west of Abilene, DPS said. A preliminary investigation found a 2015 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck traveling east and a 2024 Ford F-150 pickup truck were approaching the intersection from opposite directions when the Dodge failed to yield the right of way, turning left directly into the path of the Ford F-150. The vehicles collided, killing the driver and a passenger of the Dodge, identified as Starr.
The other driver, a Ropesville resident, received minor injuries.
This remains an ongoing investigation.
