TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Van Zandt County Fatal
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2 Number of Injured: 4 Number killed: 1
Date & Time: 09/25/2022 7:35 A.M.
County: Van Zandt
Location: State Highway 243, 4 miles west of Canton, Texas
Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph
Vehicle 1: 2002 Lexus ES-300
Vehicle 2: 2019 Ford F150
Driver 1:
Alexis F. Brey, female, 17 YOA of Canton, Texas
Seatbelt: Yes
Incapacitating injuries, transported to Christus Mother Frances Hospital Tyler, Texas
Passenger: Deceased
Wyatt Brey, male, 9 YOA of Canton, Texas
Seatbelt: No
Pronounced By: Dr. Stephanie Chia-Mei-Itsu, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, on 09/28/2022
Driver 2:
William C. Brantley, male, 31 YOA of Canton, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Non-incapacitating injuries, transported to Christus Mother Frances Hospital Canton, Texas
Passenger:
Remington Brantley, male, 1 YOA of Canton, Texas
Seatbelt: Yes
Non-incapacitating injuries, transported to Christus Mother Frances Hospital Canton, Texas
Passenger:
Carolina Brantley, female, 8 YOA of Canton, Texas
Seatbelt: Yes
Non-incapacitating injuries, transported to Christus Mother Frances Hospital Canton, Texas
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates that vehicle 1 was traveling east on State Highway 243. Vehicle 2 was traveling east on State Highway 243 in front of vehicle 1. Vehicle 2 was slowing down for traffic ahead and vehicle 1 collided into vehicle 2 from the rear.
Weather Condition: Clear
Road Conditions: Dry
Investigated By: Trooper James Cosper, DPS Canton
A preliminary crash report will be available for purchase online in 10 days. Link: https://cris.dot.state.
Sergeant Adam Albritton
Texas Department of Public Safety
