TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Wood County Fatal

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1               Number of Injured: 0                    Number killed: 1

Date & Time: 12/14/2021  1:25 PM

County: Wood

Location: FM 69, approximately 3.9 miles north of Quitman, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph

Vehicle 1:  2004, Ford Explorer

Driver 1: Deceased 

Michael Baines, male, 48 YOA, of Quitman, TX.

Transported to UT-Health East Texas – Quitman.

Pronounced by: Hospital Doctor

Seatbelt: No

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling south on FM 69 and entered a side skid exiting a curve in the road to the right.  Unit 1 left the roadway to the east and rolled several times.

Weather Condition: Clear/Cloudy

Road Conditions: Wet

Investigated By: Trooper Gary Hayes,  DPS Quitman