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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Van Zandt County Fatal

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

 

Date & Time: 09/24/2022 5:50 P.M.

 

County: Van Zandt

 

Location: FM 1255, 1 mile east of Canton, Texas

 

Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph

 

Vehicle 1: 2009 Chevrolet Equinox

  

 

Driver 1Deceased

Stephen Smith, male, 73 YOA of Canton, Texas.

Seatbelt: No

Pronounced By: Rachel Keilin, M.D. of Christus Mother Frances Hospital Tyler, Texas, on 09/28/2022

 

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates that vehicle 1 was traveling east on FM 1255. Vehicle 1 left the roadway and struck a metal pipe fence.

 

 

Weather Condition: Clear

 

Road Conditions: Dry

 

Investigated By: Trooper Joseph Sagnibene, DPS Canton

                                                                                         

A preliminary crash report will be available for purchase online in 10 days. Link: https://cris.dot.state.tx.us/public/Purchase/crashReportSearch.htm

 

 

Sergeant Adam Albritton

Texas Department of Public Safety

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