U.S. 183 crash sends Lometa man to area hospital via helicopter

A 69-year-old man from Lometa was air-evacuated after a two-vehicle collision at U.S. Highway 183 North and County Road 2060 on Monday afternoon.

The man operating a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck was traveling northwest on U.S. 183 when he failed to stop for a 2013 Volkswagen Passat, driven by a 77-year-old woman from Loraine.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety lead investigating …