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