Four people were killed Sunday night when their pickup smashed into a semi-truck trailer on U.S. 59 in Hillje.
The Louise semi-truck driver, 54-year-old Mark Hajovsky, was unharmed. No charges have been filed against Hajovsky, although the Department of Public Safety has yet to close its investigation into the crash. The pickup truck driver was 77-year-old Neal Ward of Corpus Christi. He along with Kelly Ward, 58, and Shirley Dolan, 79, both of Corpus Christi, were pronounced deceased on the scene. 75 year old Linda Royal of Mathis was transported to El Campo Memorial Hospital that night, but was later pronounced dead.