Wet Texas Road Now Blamed In High Speed, Head-On Fatality

Temple, Texas much like the rest of Central Texas was underwater for an extended period yesterday as heavy rains pooled and washed over roadways, sidewalks, and flooded usually dry creek beds. While doing the usual child pick up routine for my three children, there were a couple of low lying areas that turned into low water crossings beginning about 3 PM, and the rain continued for many through the afternoon drive time to get home before finally letting up between 6 and 7 PM.

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According to this KCEN article, those wet driving conditions, along with high speeds for the road cumulatively led to the death of a 30 year old Temple woman that was travelling on Texas State Highway 36 over the long bridge that crosses a portion of Belton Lake. The entire bridge had to be closed in both directions as several first responders and investigators worked the scene for several hours.

Wet Texas Road Now Blamed In High Speed, Head-On Fatality

The above video was in the downtown Temple area as the storm passed. In addition to the heavy downpours, visibility was incredibly limited due to the cloud cover and darkness that began even before the first rain drops fell.

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The ominous look for the sky alone brought back recent memories of the two tornadoes that passed through Temple less than a year ago that many are still trying complete their recovery.

Sadly, Emily Grace Meyer is no longer with us as she was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck her car collided with head-on was 62, and from Hamilton.