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Texas Tech Student Killed in Head-On Collision

Last week, a female student from Texas Tech University was the third person to die from a head-on car crash that occurred in Grimes County.  Chelsea Wiseman, an 18-year-old woman from Austin, died at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center from injuries sustained in the fatal car accident.

Wiseman was one of five Texas Tech University students riding in a 2008 Subaru Legacy that hit a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup head on, during the afternoon of November, 9, 2008.  Wiseman died late Tuesday, November 11, 2008.

Two other Texas Tech University students who were passengers in the vehicle died at the scene of the crash.  Kyle Drew Anderson, 19, and Jeffrey Michael Inns, 19, both from Montgomery, were killed and Marissa Whitworth, 18, of San Antonio, was reported as being in good condition at Memorial Hermann on Wednesday, November 12, 2008.

Robert Baigrie, a 19-year-old man from Nassau Bay, was driving at the time of the accident.  He was treated for a neck injury and released from Conroe Regional Hospital on Sunday. 

Investigators are still looking into the exact cause of the fatal crash. 

The Texas Tech University students were visiting the Texas Renaissance Festival in Plantersville that weekend and were on their way back to Lubbock when the accident occurred at approximately 1:15 PM.  Baigrie’s vehicle was heading eastbound when it veered into the westbound lane and collided with the pickup.  The driver of the pickup was not injured, but his 5-year-old passenger suffered bruises and abrasions, according to Texas Department of Public Safety officials.

Wiseman’s MySpace page said she wanted to be an interior designer/decorator.  She also was passionate about shopping and liked to scrapbook, the MySpace page said.  Wiseman listed her parents among her heroes.  Her family could not be reached for a comment last week.

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