TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Gregg County Fatal
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1 Number of Injured: 0 Number killed: 1
Date & Time: 5/24/2022 4:05 PM
County: Gregg
Location: North McCann Rd., approximately 0.23 miles north of Longview, TX.
Posted Speed Limit: 45 mph
Vehicle 1: 2009 Ford F-250
Driver 1: Deceased
Esequiel M. Valadez, male, 54 YOA of Longview, TX.
Seatbelt: Yes
Pronounced by: Judge B.H. Jameson at the scene.
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling northbound on N. McCann road, just north of George Richey Rd. (FM 2275). Unit 1 failed to drive in a single lane. Unit 1 entered a side skid across the southbound lane after over correcting and entered the left grassy shoulder, causing the vehicle to overturn and collide with a tree.
Weather Condition: Clear
Road Conditions: Wet
Investigated By: Trooper Edgardo Godoy, Longview DPS