TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Rusk County Fatal

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

Date & Time: 12/19/2021  1:23 AM

County: Rusk

Location: US 259, approximately 7.5 miles south of the city of Kilgore, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph

Vehicle 1:  2010, Toyota Corolla

Driver 1: Deceased 

Malcom McBath, male, 37 YOA, of Longview, TX.

Pronounced by: JP Jackie Risinger on scene.

Seatbelt: Unknown

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling south on US 259 N in the inside lane of traffic.  Unit 1 drifted off the roadway to the left for unknown reasons.  The driver overcorrected to the right, crossed both lanes of traffic and traveled off the road to the right in a side skid.  Unit 1 struck a tree.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Zachary Mills,  DPS Henderson