TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Smith County Fatal

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

Date & Time: 5/06/2022   6:20 AM

County: Smith

Location: SH 64 West, approximately six miles west of Tyler, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph

Vehicle 1: 2017 Nissan Sentra

Driver 1: Deceased

Makayla A. Gassman, female, 21 YOA of Wills Point, TX.

Seatbelt: No

Pronounced by: Judge Dunklin at the scene.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling east on SH 64 when for an unknown reason, the vehicle left the roadway to the south.  The vehicle overturned and struck a culvert, ejecting the unrestrained driver.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Wet

Investigated By: Trooper Kevin Lybrand,  DPS Tyler