BOWIE COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Amanda Garton Butler, of Hooks, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Thursday night vehicle crash in Bowie County.
Butler, 42, ws killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor Thursday near Texarkana.
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According to reports, Butler was operating a Mercury Grand Marquis on Interstate 30 west of Texarkana, when the vehicle came into rear-end contact with a big-rig around 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Butler was pronounced dead of injuries suffered in the crash.
The driver of the 18-wheeler was uninjured in the wreck.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Bowie County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,565. Its legal county seat is Boston, though its courthouse is located in New Boston. The county is named for James Bowie, the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo – Wikipedia.