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: 4/10/2022   2:58 AM

County:  Wood

Location: FM 2088, approximately eleven miles east of Quitman, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph

Vehicle 1: 2004 Chevrolet Impala

Driver 1: Deceased

Elke M. Wieland Sanchez, female, 47 YOA of Gilmer, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Pronounced by: Judge Cindy Weems on scene.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling east on FM 2088, when for an unknown reason, the driver failed to drive in a single lane and took faulty evasive action, entered into a side skid and struck a tree in the south ditch.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Tony Garcia,  DPS Mineola