A head-on crash near Early killed one person and sent another driver to hospitals with incapacitating injuries, according to details released by the Texas Department of Public Safety on Saturday morning.
The collision happened at 6:20 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, near 5050 US Highway 67/377, east of Early. DPS said a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder was traveling eastbound in the westbound passing lane of US 67, while a 2026 Toyota Tacoma was traveling west in the passing lane.
What investigators reported
The vehicles collided head-on. The DPS investigator suspects the Nissan driver was impaired because of a medical condition and intoxication. The investigation remains active, and toxicology results are still pending.
Bradley Randall Staub, 66, of Early, was driving the Nissan and was its lone occupant. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Other driver hospitalized
The driver and lone occupant of the Toyota was taken to Hendrick Hospital in Brownwood before later being transferred to Hendrick North Hospital in Abilene. That driver suffered incapacitating injuries.
The crash occurred in Brown County along US 67, a route connecting the Early and Brownwood area. No additional information about the injured driver was provided in the DPS details released by Brownwood News.