Taylor Police are investigating a collision that resulted in the death of a man and a woman Monday night in the 600 block of Carlos Parker Blvd. SW, at the intersection of FM 973.
On Monday, Sept. 5, at 6:16 p.m., Taylor Police received a 911 call reporting the collision.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a silver 2005 Dodge Pickup truck driven by John Crayton Jr., 40, of Austin, was travelling north in the 100 block of FM 973 when he entered the intersection of Carlos Parker Blvd. SW and struck a 2013 Toyota Avalon driven by Christopher Ali Vassef, 38, of Elgin.
Leonora Naomi Soriano, 39, of Elgin, was a passenger in the vehicle with Vassef. Vassef and Soriano were pronounced dead on the scene. An investigation revealed Crayton was operating the vehicle while intoxicated and failed to stop at the red traffic control signal. A total of four vehicles were involved in the collision.
Crayton was arrested and charged with Intoxication Manslaughter, a seconddegree felony.
This is the second fatal collision in Taylor this year.
Look for more information in the Sunday edition of the Taylor Press.
