Jon Dee Graham is at University Medical Center at Brackenridge recovering after an automobile crash. He was listed in fair condition, according to Seton Hospital officials.

Graham was driving home from Dallas when he fell asleep at the wheel, according to family.

Here is the full statement posted on his MySpace page:

“Hello. We are surprised how quickly news travels. News of Jon Dee’s accident has aready even been on the radio. A lot of people are really wanting to know what happened. Jon Dee was on his way home from a gig in Dallas late Friday night and sadly, fell asleep at the wheel. His oldest son had just arrived from New York, and Jon Dee wanted to make it home before breakfast. Over the decades, he’s driven thousands of miles after a gig, and to and from gigs, so, it was a surprise for him to suddenly have his car spinning and derailing. Somehow, even as busy as I-35 can be he was the only person and car involved in the accident. He was in intensive care and is improving. He will be in the hospital for several more days, at least. Thank you for concerns from all friends and fans. Jon Dee is happiest when is playing live and he will be on with the shows when he recovers. He is pretty banged up, with broken bones, injured insides, etc. Evidently, driving a Volvo really did save his life. The Volvo died, thank God Jon Dee didn’t. Thank you for your blessings, prayers, support and good thoughts of healing. Warmly, Jon Dee’s family”

Police have released the names of the victims of a crash on 747 near Kyle’s Station in Texas.  According to investigators, 31-year-old Kelly Koedell of Hamilton was apparently confused by construction that closed 747 and drove off the road.  Koedell and her 3-year-old son, Zachariah Lunsford, were both killed in the crash.  Koedell’s 2-year-old daughter, Beckah Lunsford, was also in the vehicle.  She was taken to Children’s Hospital with serious injuries.

A man on a motorcycle trying to pass a pickup turning into a private drive has died following a collision between the vehicles. The motorcycle accident happened about 5:35 p.m. on a Caddo County road about 1.7 miles west of Anadarko, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Macneil D. Passi of Anadarko was traveling at a high rate of speed on the motorcycle when it struck the pickup on the driver’s side. Troopers say the force of the collision ejected Passi about 35 feet. He died at the scene. None of the three occupants of the pickup suffered injuries.

Two people died and three were injured after a two vehicle collision in Williamson County Friday evening, near Austin, Texas, according to the Department of Public Safety.

The accident happened near Florence, Texas on State Highway 195.

DPS officials said Rodney Morris, 21, and Samantha Chafey, 18, died from injuries sustained in the crash.

Officers said Morris was travelling northbound when he crossed over the median hitting a dodge van head on.

The driver and his two passengers were injured but are in stable condition at Scott and White Hospital - Temple.

DPS said the investigation is on going.  Source: TXCN.com

A auto accident between a car and pickup on a rural Beaver County highway killed a 20-year-old Beaver, Oklahoma man.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says Ronald E. Main II died in the accident that happened about 11:30 p.m. Friday night on U.S. Highway 270 about two miles north of Beaver.

Main’s vehicle was southbound, while a pickup driven by 38-year-old David Ratliff of Forgan was northbound on the highway. Troopers say Ratliff’s pickup went left of center on a curve and hit Main’s car on the driver’s side.

Main was pinned in the wreckage for about a half-hour and died at the scene. Neither Ratliff nor any of his three passengers were injured in the accident.

Police are investigating a fatal auto accident involving a pedestrian. It happened around 2:30am. A D-P-S distatcher told KBMT, 38-year-old Bobby Lee Trattles of Mamou, Louisiana was killed. Trattles parked his truck near the rest area on Interstate 10 crossed the interstate to use the phone. When he was re-crossing I-10 to get back to his truck he was hit by a passing 2005 Dodge pickup. The driver of the pickup says trattles darted out in his path and there was no way to avoid hitting him.

An accident that killed a man in New Mexico on U.S. 54 is being blamed on the rainy weather.

New Mexico State Police Sgt. Andy Tingwall said Jorge Jaytan, 30, of El Paso, was driving a 2004 Ford Explorer south on U.S. 54 six miles north of the Texas state line at about 65 mph when he hit a large puddle. His SUV swerved to the right, went out of control and rolled two or three times, killing a passenger. The speed limit on that highway is 70 mph.

The dead man was not identified pending notification of his family. Tingwall said it did not appear that alcohol was a factor.

Jaytan and two children who were in the SUV were taken by ambulance to Beaumont Army Medical Center. Tingwall said the injuries were not life-threatening. He said it appeared that seat belts were being used, but the man who died was ejected in the rollover.

Tingwall said drivers should slow down and take their time in the rain, which brings up oil from the road, making it even slicker.

Source: Elpasotimes.com

A fatal accident in Midland, Texas occured when, according to police, 33-year-old Lorenzo Marquez was speeding down Big Spring Street towards Wadley at 80 miles per hour.

Marquez then tried to pass another car, but lost control and crashed into a traffic pole.  Marquez was pronounced dead on the scene. 

No one else was injured in the accident and police are awaiting toxicology results to determine if Marquez was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash. 

Officials tell NewsWest 9, the damaged light pole will remain a blinking red light until repairs are done on August 1st.

Austin police say a woman died from her injuries this morning at around 1:30 a.m. when a taxi struck her near the intersection of U.S. 183 and Martin Luther King Boulevard in East Austin.

The taxi driver was driving north in the 4200 block of Ed Bluestein Boulevard and went to exit to get onto MLK and go into the exit lane, Sgt. Richard Stresing, a police spokesman said. The woman was walking in roadway and the taxi driver struck her.

The taxi driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police, Stresing said. No charges are expected to be filed. This is the 31st traffic fatality in Austin this year.

The woman’s name has not been released.

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact the the vehicular homicide unit at 974-4761.

A man is dead and four people hurt after a serious three-car accident on Winton Rd.in Springfield Twp. Wednesday afternoon. Just after 4:30, a man in an SUV, apparently driving agressively, tried to pass a mini-van with a mother and daughter on board.

After the man lost control he hit a 54-year old man driving in the opposing lane. That man died almost instantly. His passengers, another man and young girl were also hurt. The only one not suffering an injury was the man who caused the accident. Charges are forthcoming. Police have yet to release the identities of the victims due to the fatality.