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HOUSTON COUNTY FATAL CRASH

DPS PRESS RELEASE
HOUSTON COUNTY- February 23, at approximately 9:15 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers responded to the scene of a one vehicle commercial vehicle crash with injuries on FM 357 about four mile South of Kennard.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates a 2011 Freightliner truck tractor semi-trailer was traveling South on FM 357 when the truck drove off the roadway to the right. The operator of the truck overcorrected to the left and reportedly slid back across FM 357 and struck a tree; ejecting the driver and a passenger.
Both the driver and passenger were transported to ETMC in Tyler for treatment where the passenger, 24-year-old Keaton Delk from Groveton, TX succumbed to his injuries sustained during the crash and was pronounced deceased on February 24 at 10:40 a.m.
The driver of the truck was identified as 30-year-old Joshua Sylestine from Livingston, TX.
This crash remains under investigation. No additional information is available at this time.

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