Throckmorton woman dies in crash near Graham

A Throckmorton woman died in a single-vehicle accident after her car crashed into a tree north of Graham at Eddleman Lake in rainy conditions on Feb. 7, the Texas Highway Patrol said in a statement.

Hannah Ruth Rowlands, 27, was traveling south on State Highway 380 when her 2020 Ford passenger car left the roadway at approximately 2:20 p.m., the agency said. Ms. Rowlands was pronounced dead at the scene, the Highway Patrol said.

“The driver of the passenger car steered right exiting the roadway at a high rate of speed and struck a tree head on,” the agency said. “Due to the severe impact [the vehicle] caught fire and was a complete loss.”

The Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.