TYLER, Texas — One person is dead and another was taken to a local hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Tyler.
According to the Tyler Police Department, officers responded to the intersection of Loop 323 and Paluxy Drive on reports of a pin-in wreck around 10:45 p.m. Monday.
Preliminary witness accounts and the on-scene investigation revealed a Jeep was driving westbound on the loop at a high rate of speed, when the driver, identified as Ethan Craft, 24, of Tyler, ran the red light and hit an SUV, driven by Dan Rodela Gonzalez, 25, also of Tyler.
Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the scene after being extricated from his vehicle and Craft was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Police say, at this time, no arrests have been made, but the circumstances of the wreck are under investigation – including whether alcohol or other substances may have played a role in the crash.
This is a developing story and CBS19 will have the latest information as it becomes available.
