TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Smith County Fatal
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2 Number of Injured: 3 Number killed: 1
Date & Time: 1/24/2022 5:13 PM
County: Smith
Location: FM 14, approximately 1.5 miles north of Tyler, TX.
Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph
Vehicle 1: 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer
Vehicle 2: 2017 Ford Fusion
Driver 1:
Vicenta Peralta, female, 51 YOA, of Tyler, TX.
Transported to Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospital – Tyler in stable condition.
Seatbelt: Yes
Passenger: Deceased
Oscar J. Peralta-Collazo, male, 23 YOA, of Tyler, TX.
Seatbelt: No
Pronounced by: Judge Shamburger, on scene.
Driver 2:
Amber L. Bradley, female, 20 YOA, of Hawkins, TX.
Transported to Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospital – Tyler in stable condition.
Seatbelt: Yes
Passenger:
Jamae D. Bradley, female, 21 YOA, of Hawkins, TX,
Transported to Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospital – Tyler in unknown condition.
Seatbelt: Yes
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was facing west on CR 328 while stopped at the stop sign intersection of CR 328 and FM 14. Unit 2 was traveling southbound on FM 14. Unit 1 failed to yield the right of way at the stop intersection by pulling onto FM 14 in front of Unit 2.
Weather Condition: Raining
Road Conditions: Wet
Investigated By: Trooper Matthew Strube, DPS Tyler