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Winnsboro man dies after truck hits ditch, catches fire

David Allen Vance was heading west on Farm to Market 2088 when his truck veered off the road and eventually caught fire.

UPSHUR COUNTY — David Allen Vance, a 37-year-old Winnsboro man, died after his truck veered off the road, hit a ditch and caught on fire just after 11 p.m. Sunday on Farm to Market Road 2088.

According to DPS, an investigation showed that Vance was heading west in a Silverado when, for reasons unknown, the truck veered off of the road to the right in a curve, hit a ditch and caught fire.

Vance was pronounced dead on the scene and was taken to a funeral home in Gilmer.

Authorities are still investigating this crash.

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