A Fort Worth woman recovering from a tragic accident that killed her husband and two kids has been discharged from the hospital, according to information posted by her family.
Zach Muckleroy, 44, was the CEO of Muckleroy & Falls, a contractor in Fort Worth.
He, his wife Lauren, and two young children were visiting family in the Austin area for Thanksgiving when they got into a fatal car crash in Blanco County.
According to a preliminary report from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Lauren was driving when, for unknown reasons, a man driving a Toyota Tacoma crossed the double lines and crashed into the Muckleroys' SUV.
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Everyone in their car was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the report, except for Lauren, who was taken to an Austin hospital.
Muckleroy & Falls shared a link to an online journal about Lauren's recovery being updated by the family. They said Lauren is out of the intensive care unit. In a post on Friday, they wrote that she expected to soon be discharged from the hospital, saying, "She is going to need a lot of time alone to begin processing everything that has happened and her new reality."
The family posted again to say she'd been released from the hospital on Sunday.
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"Please continue to love on Lauren from wherever you are, near and far. She needs it and feels it IS making a difference," the family said.
The preliminary DPS crash report indicated that the driver of the Toyota Tacoma was taken to a medical facility, where he was pronounced dead.
Another woman was driving a Nissan Versa behind the Muckleroys' SUV, hitting it during the crash and rolling over. She was released at the scene, according to the report.
