A Springtown woman has turned herself in to authorities to face serious felony charges, including intoxication manslaughter, linked to a fatal crash that occurred in 2025. Police identified the woman as 48-year-old Tammy Jo Lawrence.
Lawrence surrendered on Friday after being informed that arrest warrants had been issued against her. She is now facing two counts of intoxication manslaughter along with two counts of intoxication assault. Authorities have set her bond at a total of $50,000.
The charges arise from a tragic incident on September 23, 2025, along FM 730 in Azle, where two individuals lost their lives and two others sustained serious injuries. The Azle Police Department, in collaboration with the Tarrant County Accident Reconstruction Team and the Parker County Medical Examiner’s Office, conducted an extensive investigation into the accident.
Preliminary findings indicate that Lawrence was under the influence at the time of the crash. Under Texas law, intoxication manslaughter is classified as a second-degree felony, while intoxication assault falls under third-degree felony status. Following her surrender, Lawrence was processed and booked into the Parker County Jail.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has identified the deceased victims as 67-year-old Robert Edwin Anness and 73-year-old Johna Estes Wicker. The names of the two individuals who were injured in the crash have not been disclosed.
