Staff Report, daytonnews@hcnonline.com<\/a> <\/p>\n Splendora man killed in crash in Liberty <\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n The cause of the crash is still under investigation. <\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n The accident forced the closure of the road until 2 p.m. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n More:<\/p>\n Splendora man killed in crash in Liberty - Chron.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Staff Report, daytonnews@hcnonline.com<\/a> 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 Continue reading