Head on claims two in Montgomery County

A head-on crash in Montgomery County killed two women and sent another person to the hospital, Department of Public Safety officials said.

The women were identified as Catherine Burk, 29, and Oreveyln Foy, 56, DPS officials said Tuesday.
Burk, of Conroe, was on eastbound Highway 242 about 9:45 p.m. Monday when she crossed into the oncoming lanes and into the path a Ford Escape driven by Foy, of Magnolia, officials said. DPS officials said it was a no-passing zone.
A Ford Taurus then struck Burk's Toyota Rav 4, which then hit a fourth vehicle, DPS officials said.

The driver of the Ford Taurus, identified as Gerald Adair, 45, of Spring, was taken to a hospital where his injuries weren't known Tuesday.

The driver of the fourth vehicle wasn't injured, officials said.