TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Smith County Fatal Crash

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

Date & Time: 6/3/2023 & 2:22 A.M.

County: Smith

Location: County Road 229, 4.2 miles northwest of Chapel Hill, Texas

Posted Speed Limit: 35 mph

Vehicle 1: 2005 Nissan Altima

Driver 1: Deceased

Joshua A. Woodral, male, 28 YOA of Howe, Oklahoma.

Seatbelt: No

Pronounced By: JP James Meredith, on scene.

Passenger:

Michael C. Beebe, male, 33 YOA of Tyler, Texas.

Seatbelt: No

Non-incapacitating injuries: Transported to Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates that vehicle 1 was traveling south on County Road 229 and lost control in a curve, overturned, and came to rest in the ditch.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper J. Whitten, DPS Tyler

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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