Fatal accident reported Sunday in Childress County
Date/Time: 9/18/2022 at approximately 12:15 p.m.
County: Childress
Location: US 287 – Approximately eight miles Northwest of Childress.
Posted Speed Limit: 75
Weather/Road: Condition: Clear/Dry paved road
Vehicle 1: 2004 Ford Expedition towing a U-Haul trailer
Driver: Deceased – Gladys Roath, 57, of Miami, Florida. She was pronounced deceased on scene by Childress County Justice of the Peace, Randall Rister.
Seat belt worn: Yes
Passenger: Injured – Alan Roath, 58, of Miami, Florida. He was transported to Childress Regional Medical Center in Childress with serious injuries.
Seat belt worn: Yes
Crash Details: Vehicle 1, towing a U-Haul trailer, was traveling northwest on US-287. The trailer began to fishtail, causing the driver to lose control of Vehicle 1. Vehicle 1 and towed trailer entered a side skid and traveled into the center median where the SUV and trailer rolled over. Vehicle 1 came to rest upside down. The trailer, still attached to Vehicle 1, came to rest on its side.
Investigated By: Texas Highway Patrol Troopers
Note: The crash remains under investigation. Information may change, be corrected, or added based on the investigator’s findings.