TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Navarro County Fatal Crash on November 9, 2023
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1 Number of Injured: 4 Number Killed: 1
Date & Time: November 09, 2023, at 3:40 pm.
County: Navarro
Location: Interstate Highway 45, 2 miles south of Richland, TX.
Posted Speed Limit: 75 MPH.
Road Condition: Wet.
Vehicle 1: 2014 Honda Odyssey.
Driver 1:
Suresh B. Pakalapati, 51 YOA, from Irving, TX.
Seatbelt: Yes
Non-incapacitating injuries: Transported to Navarro Regional Hospital Corsicana, TX.
Passenger: Deceased
Hymavathi Pakalapati, 70 YOA from Irving, TX
Seatbelt: No
Pronounced by: J.P. John Cabano on scene.
Passenger:
Deepthi Veeramachaneni, 40 YOA, from Irving, TX
Seatbelt: Yes.
Non-incapacitating injuries: Transported to Navarro Regional Hospital Corsicana, TX.
Passenger:
Sudarsh Pakalapati, 8 YOA, from Irving, TX
Seatbelt: Yes.
Non-incapacitating injuries: Transported to Navarro Regional Hospital Corsicana, TX.
Passenger:
Devansh Pakalapati, 2 YOA, from Irving, TX
Seatbelt: Yes.
Non-incapacitating injuries: Transported to Navarro Regional Hospital Corsicana, TX.
Description: Preliminary investigation indicates vehicle 1 was traveling north on IH 45 at an unsafe speed. Vehicle 1 left the roadway to the east, traveling over a creek and striking an embankment. This investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available.
Investigated by: Trooper S. Albright, DPS – Corsicana.
A preliminary crash report will be available for purchase online in 10 days
https://cris.dot.state.tx.us/public/Purchase/CrashReportSearch.htm
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Respectfully
Chris Williamson, Sergeant
Texas Department of Public Safety
Safety Education / Media & Communications
