HENDERSON, TX, (March 26, 2026) — A 19-year-old passenger, Jayden Miranda, was injured early Thursday morning in a crash that claimed one life in Henderson County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Authorities said a westbound Chevrolet pickup was traveling at an unsafe speed when it entered a left-hand curve on FM 317 west of FM 1803 just after 2 a.m. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree.
Miranda, of Murchison, was transported to UT Health in Athens with injuries. The driver, a 20-year-old man from Athens, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
