TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Van Zandt County Fatal

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

Date & Time: 6/06/2022   11:40 PM

County: Van Zandt

Location: IH 20 Service Road, approximately 4.5 miles west of Canton, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph

Vehicle 1: 2019 Kia Soul

Driver 1:

Unidentified, female.

Seatbelt: Unknown

Pronounced by: Judge Shin at the scene.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was evading law enforcement traveling east on IH 20 near MP 536 at a high rate of speed.  Unit 1 exited onto the south service road approaching CR 4414, the driver of Unit 1 failed to negotiate the curve and traveled north into a grassy area south of IH 20.  Unit 1 continued in the grassy area and struck a tree. The vehicle then caught on fire.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Austin Jones, Canton DPS