A 28-year-old Fate man was killed Thursday evening, October 8, 2026, when his car crossed into the opposite lane on Farm-to-Market Road 1138 in Collin County and slammed head-on into a pickup truck. Christian Samuel Lamoore Dean was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other driver was rushed to a hospital with suspected serious injuries.
The crash happened around 7:05 p.m. near Crowell Lane, according to the Rockwall Herald Banner. Dean was driving a 2025 Hyundai Elantra southbound on FM 1138 when his vehicle crossed onto the wrong side of the road and struck a northbound 2016 Toyota Tacoma head-on. The Tacoma’s driver, 23-year-old Adrian Mateos Aguilar of Dallas, was transported to a local medical facility with suspected serious injuries.
Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol is investigating the wreck. A preliminary investigation indicates Dean’s vehicle crossed onto the wrong side of FM 1138, according to DPS, though investigators have not disclosed what caused the vehicle to drift — whether a medical emergency, distraction, or speed played a role remains unknown.
A Rural Highway Already Under Scrutiny
The wreck adds to a troubling pattern along FM 1138. Just two months earlier, local community leaders and firefighters in nearby Nevada, Texas raised urgent safety concerns about the corridor, citing blind spots, a lack of traffic signals, and a string of severe accidents, as reported by CBS News Texas. That pressure pushed the Texas Department of Transportation to announce plans for a new traffic signal along the road…