HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas — A Ben Wheeler man is dead after he struck a tree amid wet road conditions in Henderson County.
Travis Carl Lemmert, 30, was driving south on FM 314, approaching a curve and traveling at an unsafe speed to negotiate a curve and wet road. His vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Lemmert was pronounced dead at the scene, DPS said. This investigation is ongoing.
DPS also reported that Lemmert was not wearing a seatbelt.