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One dead, one HALO-flighted to hospital after head-on crash near Port Aransas

Port Aransas police say the crash happened when the driver of a blue SUV swerved into the oncoming lane and hit a truck head-on.

PORT ARANSAS, Texas — One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a head-on crash early Thursday morning near Port Aransas. 

Highway 361 near the Cinnamon Shore North subdivision was still shut down Thursday morning at 11 a.m. in both directions due to the crash. There is no estimated time on when the road will reopen.

The Corpus Christi Fire Department, Port Aransas Fire and Nueces County ESD #2  responded to the crash, where the driver of a blue SUV was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of a truck was rescued by emergency crews and HALO-flighted to a local hospital. Their condition is unknown at this time. 

CCFD and ESD2 responded via mutual aid to near city limits of Port Aransas to assist Port A Fire with a fatality...

Posted by Nueces County ESD 2- Flour Bluff Fire VFD on Thursday, June 16, 2022

Port Aransas police say the crash happened around 7:36  a.m. when the driver of the blue SUV, heading south on Highway 361, swerved into the oncoming lane and hit the truck head-on.

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