2-Year Old Dies In Wreck

A two vehicle wreck on Highway 124 in Jefferson County this morning has claimed the life of a

2-year old boy. He was a passenger in a car being driven by his grandmother, 60-year old Terea

McEachern, of Beaumont, was traveling south on Highway 124, near Smith Road, when she

ran into the back of a dump truck that had stopped on the highway to make a left hand turn

into a driveway. McEachern is listed in serious condition. The child died at the hospital.

The driver of the dump truck was not hurt. Preliminary reports indicated the child was not

properly secured in a car seat safety system.


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