GRIMES, TX, (September 19, 2026) – Ashley Richter, 34, of Bedias, was killed Saturday morning in a head-on collision involving a wrong-way driver in Grimes County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The crash occurred just after 6 a.m. on Highway 90 north of Bedias near Tanglewood Lane. A black Ford F-150 traveling in the wrong lane struck a red Ford F-150 head-on, authorities said. The black truck caught fire following the collision.
Richter was driving the red Ford F-150 and was killed in the crash.
Her 6-year-old son, who was a passenger in the vehicle, survived and was transported to a Houston hospital with serious injuries.
The wrong-way driver was killed at the scene inside the burning vehicle.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating.
