LUFKIN, Texas — The Lufkin Police Department has released more information regarding a fatal crash that occurred early Sunday morning.
Officers were called to the 900 block of Moffett Road around 12:25 a.m. on reports of a major accident by the entrance of Kit McConnico Park.
Preliminary reports show Robert Cavazos, 19, of Diboll, was driving a car with four passengers identified as Jaylon Jackson, 19, Ricardo Solis Jr., 20, Natalie Chavez, 18, and Angel Sanchez, 19, all of Lufkin.
Police say they were leaving the park at a high rate of speed when Cavazos lost control, hit a tree and rolled the vehicle.
Cavazos, Solis and Sanchez were ejected. None of them are believed to have been wearing seat belts. Chavez was pronounced dead at the scene.
Cavazos, Solis and Sanchez were taken to local hospitals and later transferred for further treatment.
Jackson, the front seat passenger, was wearing a seat belt and did not require hospitalization.
"We ask that you please keep the families of everyone involved in this accident in your thoughts and prayers," the city of Lufkin said in a press release.
The crash remains under investigation
