TYLER, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed one fatality in a Wednesday evening two-vehicle wreck on Highway 110 S. in Smith County.
The wreck happened around 5:30 p.m., near Meadow Cemetery Rd., between Shiloh Rd. and Grande Blvd, just south of Trane.
The preliminary crash report indicates the driver of a Honda Accord, identified as Violet Louise Wright, 59, of Bullard, was stopped on Meador Cemetery Rd. attempting to enter Highway 110. At the same time, the driver Volkswagen Jetta, identified as Jessica Karen King, 20, of Lindale, was traveling northbound on Highway 110.
DPS says Wright failed to yield the right-of-way, entered onto Highway 110 and was struck by King's car.
Wright was taken to a Tyler hospital where she later died from her injuries. Her body was taken to a local funeral home.
King was taken to a nearby medical center and is stable.
The crash remains under investigation.