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1 dead, 1 hurt in Smith County crash

The crash remains under investigation.

SMITH COUNTY, Texas — One person is dead and another was injured following a Smith County crash.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, on Saturday, June 3 around 2:20 a.m., troopers responded to a crash on CR 229, near the Chapel Hill area.

The preliminary investigation indicates a car, driven by Joshua Woodral, 28, of Howe, Oklahoma, was traveling south on CR 229 when it lost control in a curve, overturned and came to rest in the ditch.

Woodral was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, identified as Michael Beebe, 33, of Tyler, was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

The crash remains under investigation.

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