UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas — A father and his young son died Sunday when their pickup truck was struck head-on by another vehicle.
Ignacio Aguillon Gonzales, age 53, and his 11-year-old son Israel were killed in the crash on Farm-to-Market 852, east of Lake Gilmer, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported.
Gonzales was traveling east when a westbound Cadillac Escalade driven by a 16-year-old crossed the centerline. The Escalade entered the eastbound traffic lane and hit Gonzales’ truck directly.
The teenage driver and passengers in the Escalade were not reported injured in the collision. Authorities did not release their identities.
DPS continues to investigate the cause of the accident.
