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Man dies in Shackelford County crash

The driver of the SUV was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle, which overturned and caught fire east of the roadway.
Credit: TEGNA

SHACKELFORD COUNTY, Texas — A man died in a collision along State Highway 6, about six miles south of Albany. 

According to a Texas Department of Public Safety press release, the crash happened when a northbound Ford SUV veered into the oncoming lane and struck a semi-tractor.

The driver of the SUV, Stephen Otho Sanders, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle, which overturned and caught fire east of the roadway. 

The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene.

The semi-tractor  also caught fire, but the driver, Rangel Jorge Ramirez, 37, of Houston, did not sustain life-threatening injuries.

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