Eileen Brown Killed in Car Accident near Henly, TX

Basic Facts

Crash date: November 23, 2025

Crash location: U.S. Highway 290 near Henly, TX

People involved:

• Eileen Brown, 40
• Jeffrey Ringelman,

Do authorities suspect alcohol played a role in this crash? Unknown

Did authorities recommend criminal charges? No

Do authorities suspect a product defect caused the crash? Unknown

Accident Report

Hays County, TX — November 23, 2025, Eileen Brown was killed in a car accident at about 8 p.m. on U.S. Highway 290.

A preliminary accident report indicates that westbound 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt and an eastbound 2022 Ford F-150 collided east of Henly.

Chevrolet driver Eileen Brown, 40, died from injuries suffered in the crash, according to the report.

Ford driver Jeffrey Ringelman, 68, suffered minor injuries, the report states.

Authorities have not released any additional information about the Hays County crash at this time.

How Did This Accident Occur?

Initial indications are that two vehicles collided head-on on U.S. 290, but we don’t know which one veered out of its lane before the crash. Or whether a tire blowout or steering mechanism failure contributed to the crash?

When there are that many unanswered questions, I always urge families looking for my counsel to be patient until a complete investigation is done. If the police investigation doesn’t provide the answers they need to understand what happened, then perhaps an independent probe can fill in the gaps.

What do you think happened here?