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Bullard man dies after crash, striking tree

Jerry Smitherman was pronounced dead at the scene by Judge Dunklin and was taken to Lighthouse Mortuary in Tyler.
Credit: CBS19

BULLARD, Texas — A 69-year-old man died on Tuesday following a fatal crash on FM-346, six miles outside of Bullard. 

The Texas Department of Public Safety has reported that Jerry Smitherman of Bullard was driving a 2000 Toyota 4Runner southbound on FM-346 when, for an unknown reason, the vehicle curved off the road and into a tree. 

Smitherman was pronounced dead at the scene by Judge Dunklin and was taken to Lighthouse Mortuary in Tyler.

The crash remains under investigation.

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