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Boyd resident identified in 4 fatality Parker County crash

A Boyd resident is among four people who were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Farm Road 51 near Friendship Road in Parker County Sunday.

The crash occurred at approximately 2:18 p.m., according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). According to the DPS investigation, Kathryn Elizabeth Lain, 29, of Boyd was traveling south on Farm Road 51 in a 2023 Subaru Legacy before being involved in a head-on collision with a 2021 Ford F-150. 

“Preliminary investigation indicates that [the Subaru] was traveling south on FM 51. [The F-150] was traveling north on FM 51. [The Subaru] veered into the northbound lane struck the [F-150] in a head-on manner,” said DPS Sgt. William Lockridge. “It is unknown at this time why [the Subaru] veered into the northbound lane.”

Lain and three passengers in the F-150, including two juveniles, were killed in the crash. Daniel Schilb, 66, of Springtown was identified among the fatality victims, as well as two 9-year-old girls, each of Springtown.

The driver of the F-150, Autumn Rae Reed, 43, of Springtown was transported to Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth with serious injuries.

“This is an ongoing investigation and there are no further details,” Lockridge said in the DPS release.