I stumbled across this horrible story, dated Aug 20, 2019 ...
GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Nearly two years after a tragic accident claimed the life of two women, the last suspect spent his day in court.
Davin Davis, 21, was sentenced to spend the next 12 years of his life behind bars on Tuesday.
“Do you understand what you are charged with,” asked 124th District Court Judge Alfonso Charles.
“Yes sir,” said Davis.
“How do you intend to plead to these three charges?” asked Judge Charles.
“Guilty,” said Davis.
In September of 2017, Davis and Chad Malone were racing down the loop in Longview, hitting speeds as high as 110 mph. That’s when Malone’s car hit a truck exiting the Target parking lot.
The wreck killed Malone’s sister, Rylee Malone and his fiancée, Meshebia Johnson. The wreck also badly injured Christa Wilson, the woman in the truck.
It was nearly two years ago at the Hawkins and Eastman Rd. intersection, where two lives were lost and many more, were forever changed.
Today, the last sentence was handed down in that wreck, and you could tell inside the courtroom, that in this case, no one wins. ...”
About 15 years ago, Hallsville had a special race day on Juneteenth, which attracted a different crowd than usual. There was a lot of betting going on the races. Someone reneged on a bet, resulting a shooting which caused a blinding and a death.
That pretty much ended racing at Halllsville.