TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Smith County Fatal
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2 Number of Injured: 2 Number killed: 1
Date & Time: 10/29/2022 & 5:40 A.M.
County: Smith
Location: State Highway 31, 6 miles east of Tyler, Texas
Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph
Vehicle 1: 2021 Toyota Prius
Vehicle 2: 2016 Chevrolet Cruze
Driver 1:
Haley C. O’Brien, female, 23 YOA of Bullard, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Non-incapacitating injuries, treated and released on scene
Driver 2:
Justin M. Tracey, male, 28 YOA of Flint, Texas.
Seatbelt: No
Non-incapacitating injuries, treated and released on scene
Pedestrian: Deceased
James E. Young, male, 59 YOA of Longview, Texas
Pronounced By: Dr. Louis Fernandez of UT Health Hospital in Tyler, Texas at 7:50 A.M.
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates that vehicle 1 was traveling westbound on State Highway 31. Vehicle 2 was traveling eastbound on State Highway 31. The pedestrian was walking in the westbound lane when vehicle 1 struck him, after the initial collision the pedestrian was struck by vehicle 2.
Weather Condition: Clear
Road Conditions: Wet
Investigated By: Trooper Jordan Duffey, DPS Tyler
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
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