TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Smith County Fatal

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

Date & Time: 5/27/2022   3:16 PM

County: Smith

Location: SH 155, approximately 7.5 mile south of Tyler, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph

Vehicle 1: 2002 Buick LeSabre

Driver 1: Deceased

Lee T. Carson, male, 88 YOA of Flint, TX.

Seatbelt: No

Pronounced by: Judge Andy Dunklin at the scene.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling north on SH 155 in the right lane. Driver of Unit 1 had a possible medical episode. Unit 1 veered across the roadway and continued traveling north off the west side of the roadway.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Lewis Sullivan, Tyler DPS