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Head-on collision south of Madisonville kills one

July 22, 2019 by Willy1550

A head-on collision on Friday resulted in the death of a man from Madison County.

The incident happened around 10 pm on Friday night. Investigators say the driver was going Northbound on Highway 90 four miles south of Madisonville, when a Cadillac Escalade attempted performing a pass in a no-passing zone of the highway.

The Escalade collided with the motorcycle near FM 1452. The driver, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Texas DPS identified the deceased man as 46 year old Shane Yarnell of Madisonville.

The driver of the Escalade, identified as 25 year old Blas Soto Somoza of Lewisville, had several people in the Escalade, but none had life-threatening injuries.

The accident remains under investigation.

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