A woman was killed in a head-on collision on Texas 71 on Sunday, July 27. The accident happened near the CR 306 intersection in southeast Llano County.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a 2009 Dodge truck traveling westbound on the highway drifted over the center lane into eastbound traffic and collided with two vehicles. The truck sideswiped a Hyundai Santa Fe before hitting another Santa Fe head on.

The driver of the second Santa Fe, Maria Tinoco, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Law enforcement have notified her next of kin, and an investigation into the crash was still open as of July 29.

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