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Driver Killed In Head-On Crash With Mack Truck

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UPDATE: 7:55 p.m.: The passenger car was a 2015 Hyundai Accent. The driver was identified as Donna Kay McBratney, 66, of Hudson Oaks. She died at the scene. The Mack truck driver was identified as Charles A. Poltes, 44, of Decatur. He has been treated for his injuries and released from the hospital.

WEATHERFORD (CBSDFW.COM) - A car going south on SH 171 crossed into oncoming traffic, striking a Mack truck head on.

The driver of the car died at the scene around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on SH 171 south of Doyle Road in Parker County.

The driver of the Mack semi-truck was rushed to Weatherford Regional Hospital with undisclosed injuries.

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