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FATAL CRASH NEAR WILLIS
By Scott Engle at Montgomery County Police Reporter
· July 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Just before midnight Saturday night, North Montgomery County Fire was dispatched to a major accident on Cedar Lane just north of FM 1484. Units arrived on the scene to find a man in his 50s entrapped in a 2006 GMC Yukon that was upside down. It was determined that he was deceased. The new Montgom...
Key takeaway Units arrived on the scene to find a man in his 50s entrapped in a 2006 GMC Yukon that was upside down.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 5, 2026 ·
Source: Montgomery County Police Reporter ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? Just before midnight Saturday night, North Montgomery County Fire was dispatched to a major accident on Cedar Lane just north of FM 1484. Units arrived on the scene to find a man in his 50s entrapped in a 2006 GMC Yukon that was upside down. It was determined that he was deceased. The new Montgom...
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