Police have released the name of the driver involved a fatal wreck that occurred in the 2300 block of SW Loop 286 around 6:39 a.m. on Thursday morning
“Officers found that both vehicles were traveling eastbound on Loop 286,” said Lt. Doug Thompson, “an eighteen-wheeler truck tractor and trailer had stopped at the railroad crossing on SW Loop 286.”
According to reports, a 2015 Toyota passenger car failed to stop and ran into the rear of the eighteen-wheeler.
“The driver of the passenger car, 25=year-old Ashley Brook Lester was transported to Paris Regional Medical Center and later died from her injuries,” said Thompson.
The driver of the tractor truck did not receive any injuries.
The Paris Police Department Accident Investigation Team is currently investigating the crash.
