Two people die in crash outside of Seminole

DPS has identified a man and woman who were killed in a crash in Gaines County on Wednesday.
Published: Aug. 19, 2021 at 12:34 PM CDT
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GAINES COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Two people were killed in a crash in Gaines County on Wednesday.

The victims have been identified as Wilma Delk, 51, of Andrews and Samuel Pennington, 62, of Seminole.

According to DPS, troopers responded to a crash on U.S. Route 62 at 7:37 a.m.

When troopers arrived at the scene, they found a crash involving a Chevrolet Silverado and a Jeep Wrangler.

The driver of the Silverado, identified as Delk, and the driver of the Wrangler, identified as Pennington, both died at the scene.

A preliminary investigation of the crash revealed that the Silverado was traveling west in the eastbound lane when it crashed into the Wrangler head-on.

DPS says that neither driver was wearing their seat belt at the time.

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