TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Henderson County FM 314 Fatal Crash on April 27, 2023

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

Date & Time: 04/27/2023 at 1:54 AM.

County: Henderson.

Location: Farm to Market 314, one-tenth a mile north of Brownsboro, Texas.

Posted Speed Limit: 50 mph.

Weather Condition: Cloudy.

Road Conditions: Wet.

Vehicle 1: 2007 Chevrolet Equinox.

Driver 1:Deceased.

Travis Carl Lemmert, male, 30 YOA from Ben Wheeler,Texas.

Seatbelt: No.

Pronounced by: Justice of the Peace, Tony Duncan, on scene.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Vehicle 1 was traveling south on FM 314 approaching a curve.  Vehicle 1 was traveling at an unsafe speed to safely negotiate a curve and wet roadway.  Vehicle 1 left the roadway and  struck a tree. This investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available.

Investigated By: Trooper J. Sandoval- DPS Athens

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 Christopher Williamson

Texas Department of Public Safety