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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Cherokee County Fatal

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

Date & Time: 5/21/2022   6:20 PM

County: Cherokee

Location: FM 2962, approximately a two miles west of Reklaw, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph

Vehicle 1: 2006 Lexus ES330

 

Driver 1: Deceased

Omar Gallardo Moreno, male, 51 YOA of Kilgore, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Pronounced by: Judge Tony Johnson at the scene.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling northbound on FM 2962 approaching a curve at the intersection of FM 2962 and CR 1214. Unit 1 was traveling at an unsafe speed to safely maneuver around the curve and entered the northbound borrow ditch a few feet north of the intersection. Unit 1 traveled in the ditch before over steering back across FM 2962 and entered a side skid across FM 2962.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper David Ford, Jacksonville DPS

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