TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Hunt County Fatal

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1           Number of Injured: 

Number killed: 1

Date & Time: 09/12/23 @ 8:15 p.m. 

County: Hunt

Location: F.M. 36 just 1.6 miles north of Caddo Mills, TX

Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph

Road Condition: Dry

Vehicle 1: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 

Driver 1/Deceased 

Christian Rios-Escobedo, 30 YOA Caddo Mills, TX.

Seatbelt: No

Pronounced: Justice of the Peace Wayne Money

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates that Vehicle 1 was traveling southbound on F.M. 36. Vehicle 1 failed to drive in a single lane and left the roadway striking an unimproved portion of the roadway causing Vehicle 1 to overturn.  The investigation is on-going and no further information is currently available.

Investigated By: Trooper Thomas Byrnes

A preliminary crash report will be available for purchase online in 10 days. Link: https://cris.dot.state.tx.us/public/Purchase/crashReportSearch.htm

Kyle Bradford, Sergeant

Texas Department of Public Safety

Texas Highway Patrol