Staff Report
A fatal car crash led to the death of two Hays County residents on May 11 in Williamson County.
Names of the deceased were released over the weekend.
Larry Davis, a 27-year-old Kyle resident was driving with passenger August Holland, a 46-year-old Buda resident, when the incident occurred at around 5:26 a.m. Davis was pronounced dead on site and Holland was taken to Ascension Seton Williamson, where he was pronounced deceased.
Davis was driving a 2014 Hyundai Elantra southbound on IH 35 in Williamson County, one mile south of Jarrell. There was a Freightliner truck tractor towing a trailer, traveling in front of the Hyundai. For unknown reasons, the Hyundai struck the rear of the trailer being towed by the Freightliner, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) preliminary investigation.
Once the investigation is complete, a crash report will be posted on the Texas DPS webpage.