A two vehicle wreck on Highway 124 in Jefferson County this morning has claimed the life of a
2-year old boy. He was a passenger in a car being driven by his grandmother, 60-year old Terea
McEachern, of Beaumont, was traveling south on Highway 124, near Smith Road, when she
ran into the back of a dump truck that had stopped on the highway to make a left hand turn
into a driveway. McEachern is listed in serious condition. The child died at the hospital.
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properly secured in a car seat safety system.