TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Gregg County Fatal

By Editor | May 25, 2022 |

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