SMITH COUNTY, Texas — An elderly man is dead following a one-vehicle crash in Smith County.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), around 3:15 p.m., Friday, troopers were called to the scene of a crash on Highway 155, just south of Tyler.
The preliminary investigation indicates a car, driven by Lee T. Carson, of Flint, was traveling north on SH 155 in the right lane. DPS says Carson had a possible medical episode which caused him to veer across the roadway where he traveled off the west side.
Carson was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.