By Jeff B. Flinn
Managing Editor
A Hunt, Texas, man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter for his role in a two-vehicle accident Saturday that left a woman dead.
Blake David Wampler, 27, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado when he collided head-on with a Toyota Prius, driven by Kimberly Fawn Brasher, 55, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, at about 10:10 p.m. in the 2600 block of FM 473 in Kendalia.
A Department of Public Safety trooper responding to the accident reported two vehicles, heavily damaged, with one occupant still trapped inside her car. Brasher was declared dead at the scene.
While conducting inventory on the Silverado, a handgun was found in Wampler's vehicle, leading to an additional charge of unlawful carrying of weapon.
First responders from the Boerne Fire Department, Bergheim Fire Department and the Kendalia Fire Department responded to the 911 call.
Wampler, son of former Kerrville Mayor David Wampler, was released Tuesday from the Kendall County Detention Center on a $155,000 bond.
Amelia Cox, a friend of Brasher, said she "was a ray of light in every community she was a part of," having lived in Austin and Denton, Texas, Southern California, Alaska, Amsterdam and Bali.
"Kim was a living earth angel who cared so deeply for people, the earth and for justice," Cox stated. "She was dedicated, steadfast and a devout friend to all who knew her."
Brasher was a mother of two, to her son Rain and daughter Blue. "She worked so hard to provide and advocate for them and raised them to be bright, creative and impactful adults and community members," Cox added.
A yoga instructor and motocross racer, Brasher had worked as a nanny in California and was a teacher in the Dallas and Austin public schools. She also led a preschool for local children called Edge of the Woods. The Amarillo native eventually settled in Fayetteville, "a community she loved dearly," Cox added.
"Kim was a renaissance woman with so many stories and experiences, who lived her life to the absolute fullest," Cox said. "She will be dearly missed by so many who will hold each other closer, in her honor."
Kenny Mata, Texas Highway Patrol sergeant, said additional details continue to be gathered during this active investigation.
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