Posted on June 25, 2009 by Bryan Fears

Father, two children killed in Plano, Texas, car accident

A Plano, Texas, father and two of his children were killed in a head-on car accident on State Highway 71. The victims are Russell Rutland, 37, and his 8-year-old-son Hunter and 4-year-old daughter Maddison. The accident occurred when the driver of the other car, 29-year-old John Wayne Horn, crossed over the double yellow lines, striking Rutland’s vehicle head on. 

The accident took place at 9 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, June 6th. The Rutlands were traveling eastbound on State Highway 71. Horn, traveling westbound, struck the left front side of Rutland’s car and drove up it like a ramp.

Horn is currently being held in Burnet County Jail on an outstanding warrants from unrelated incidents.

Rutland’s two other sons, ages 5 and 10, were transported to Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas, with only minor injuries.

For the entire story on this Plano, Texas, car accident, click here.

If you have been injured in a car accident, contact us at Fears | Nachawati today for a free consultation. You can reach us by email at info@fnlawfirm.com or by phone at 1.866.705.7584.

 

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