Melanie Rebecca Painter
Name: Melanie Rebecca Painter
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 03/31/2021
Location: TX-94 and Dean Creek Hunting Club Rd
Trinity, Texas, 75862
County: Trinity
Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehicle
Media summary: At approximately 6:45 p.m., a 2003 Mack truck tractor towing a pole trailer was traveling east on Highway 94. A 2017 marked DPS Chevrolet patrol vehicle was traveling westbound. The DPS Trooper reportedly identified a traffic violation on another eastbound vehicle and made a U-turn. As the patrol vehicle was re-entering the eastbound lane, the driver of the Mack drove over into the westbound lane and struck a 2019 Jeep Wrangler head-on. The truck tractor semi-trailer then crossed back over the eastbound lane and struck the back right side of the DPS vehicle and continued off the roadway and overturned onto its passenger side and caught on fire. The driver of the truck was not injured during the crash. Trooper Brady Germeroth, 37, was not injured. The driver of the Jeep Wrangler, Melanie Painter, 53, was killed.
Unique ID: 29944
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