VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas man is dead after he struck a tree while driving in Van Zandt County early Saturday morning.
Kody Pounds, 22, of Emory, was traveling west on State Highway 64 around 1 a.m. when he failed to drive in a single lane. He went into a southwest ditch, and his vehicle crossed over a private driveway and struck a tree, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
DPS said Pounds was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.