Two die in Burnet weekend collision
BURNET — A two-vehicle collision on U.S. 281 near Lake Victor Saturday claimed the lives of two Lampasas County men and sent a young girl to the hospital, the highway patrol said.
Stacy Kirk, 39, of Lampasas and Jimmy Wayne Meeks, 71, of Lometa died when their two vehicles were involved in a collision at 10:18 p.m. Saturday, according to the Department of Public Safety.
A DPS official said the accident happened on U.S. 281 near Mesquite Creek between Burnet and Lampasas.
Kirk was traveling south in a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup when, for unknown reasons, he crossed into oncoming traffic.
The pickup was involved in a collision with Meeks’ northbound 1998 Ford Taurus, according to DPS.
A 10-year-old girl in the pickup was rushed to Scott & White Hospital in Temple.
DPS officials said they expect her to recover.
The accident is still under investigation.
The DPS report stated conditions were dry at the time of the collision, and both men wore seat belts.