TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Gregg County Fatal Crash 4/30/23
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 4 Number of Injured: 2 Number killed: 1
Date & Time: 4/30/2023 & 6:30 P.M.
County: Gregg
Location: FM 1844 @ Spur 502, 2 miles north of Longview, Texas
Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph
Vehicle 1: 2014 Mazda 6
Driver 1: Deceased
Tucker I. Miles, male, 27 YOA of Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Pronounced By: Dr. Austin Eagleton of UT Health Hospital in Tyler, Texas, on May 1, 2023.
Vehicle 2: 2021 Jeep Wrangler
Driver 2:
General L. Edwards, male, 54 YOA of Kilgore, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Non-Incapacitating Injuries: Treated and released at CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview, Texas
Vehicle 3: 2016 Honda Fit
Driver 2:
Isiah T. Rodgers, male, 22 YOA of Longview, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Not injured
Passenger:
Timeka M. Thomas, female, 53 YOA of Longview, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Non-Incapacitating Injuries: Treated and released at CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview, Texas
Vehicle 4: 2019 Toyota Tacoma
Driver 4:
Kauhi D. Adcock, male, 55 YOA of Longview, Texas.
Seatbelt: Yes
Not injured
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates that vehicle 1 was traveling east on FM 1844. Vehicle 2 was traveling south on Spur 502. Vehicles 1 and 2 continued and collided with each other in the intersection of FM 1844 and Spur 502. After the collision, vehicles 1 and 2 collided with vehicles 3 and 4, which were both stopped at the traffic light at the intersection. This investigation is still ongoing.
Weather Condition: Clear
Road Conditions: Dry
Investigated By: Trooper D. Cole, DPS Longview
A preliminary crash report will be available for purchase online in 10 days. Link: https://cris.dot.state.tx.us/public/Purchase/crashReportSearch.htm
Adam Albritton, Sergeant
Texas Department of Public Safety
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