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Waco Police respond to late night crash leaving one woman dead, victim identified

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WACO, TX — UPDATE:

The Waco Police Department released the identity of the driver that died in the crash as 55-year-old Debby Lynn Lopez. Her family has been notified.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Thursday evening shortly after 8 pm, Waco Police Officers were sent to the 5400 Blk of W. Lakeshore Dr. for a serious traffic collision.

After officers arrived on the scene, they learned that a Ford F150 was traveling eastbound on Lakeshore Dr. when the vehicle crossed into the opposite lane of travel, striking a black GMC Yukon.

The driver of the Yukon received minor injuries however the 55-year-old female driver of the Ford pickup was not wearing a seatbelt and received serious injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene by Judge Peterson.

The name of the victim in this crash will be released at a later time.