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Two people were killed on Hardin County roads this week, according to information from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
The latest was March 21 on State Highway 105 near Batson.
According to DPS, The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 7 a.m., a 2008 Ford pickup was traveling east. It is reported that the driver left the road and entered the north ditch, where it overturned multiple times.
The driver, Michael Guillory, 47, of Cypress, was pronounced deceased on scene by a Justice of the Peace.
The investigation is ongoing and there is no further information available.
Another driver was killed when his vehicle collided with a horse on March 20, near mile marker 420 on FM 92, north of Silsbee.
DPS reported the preliminary investigation indicates at approximately 5:05 a.m., a 2007 Chevrolet passenger car was traveling south and struck a horse that entered the road. The vehicle then traveled into the west ditch where it struck a fence.
The driver, David Bryant, 52, of Warren, was pronounced deceased on scene by a Justice of the Peace.
There is no additional information available.