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Tragedy on State Highway 78: How a U-Turn Turned Deadly in Bonham, Texas The Crash That Changed Everything It was a Saturday morning like any other in Fannin County. Nancy Malone, 85, was driving northbound on State Highway 78 near County Road 2510, just north of Bonham. She made a U-turn—perhaps to head back to Van Alstyne, perhaps to correct a wrong turn. What happened next was catastrophic. An 18-wheeler, driven by Woodrow Dallas, 57, of Sherman, was traveling in the same direction. The truck’s trailer struck Malone’s vehicle. The impact was immediate and devastating. Malone was pronounced dead at the scene. Woodrow Dallas was taken to Texoma Medical Center with injuries. The truck, now a symbol of tragedy, remained on the scene as investigators began piecing together what went wrong. This wasn’t just an accident. It was a preventable tragedy—one that raises serious questions about road safety, driver awareness, and the responsibilities of commercial carriers operating on Texas highways. At Attorney911, we’ve seen this pattern before. U-turns and commercial trucks are a dangerous combination. The physics are simple: an 80,000-pound truck can’t stop like a passenger car. The legal implications are complex: multiple parties may be liable, and evidence…