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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Cherokee County Fatal

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

 

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

Date & Time: 6/09/2022   6:30 AM

County: Cherokee

Location: FM 23, approximately 3 miles south of Rusk, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph

Vehicle 1: 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe

Driver 1Deceased

Laura R. Couvillon, female, 53 YOA of Seabrook, TX.

Seatbelt: No

Pronounced by: Judge Rodney Wallace on scene.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling north on FM 23.  Unit 1 failed to drive in a single lane and left the east side of the roadway. The driver overcorrected back onto FM 23, went into a side skid before leaving the east side of the roadway a second time.  Unit 1 then rolled onto its right side and struck the tree line.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Devon Lowery, Jacksonville DPS

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