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Splendora man killed in crash in Liberty

A 31-year-old Splendora man, Derrick Murray, was killed Friday morning in a three-vehicle accident on SH 146 directly in front of North Main Baptist Church in Liberty.

According to Lt. Chip Fairchild, spokesperson for Liberty Police Department, around 6 a.m., Murray was southbound on SH 146 in a 2016 F-150 when he crossed the center line and collided with two northbound vehicles -- a 2004 F-250 and a 2014 Kenworth tractor-trailer hauling an empty propane trailer.

Murray struck the tractor-trailer almost head-on, Fairchild said. The Ford F-250 left the east side of the roadway, rolling over before it came to rest.

Neither driver of the F-250 or tractor-trailer suffered life-threatening injuries, authorities say. However, Murray was pronounced dead at the scene by Liberty County Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Stephen Hebert, who ordered an autopsy to be performed in Jefferson County.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Assisting Liberty Police Department at the scene were City of Liberty EMS, Liberty and Hardin fire departments, City of Liberty Street Department and Liberty County Hazmat.

The accident forced the closure of the road until 2 p.m.

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