TYLER, Texas — Officials have identified a man who was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday night in Tyler.
According to the Tyler Police Department, around 7:15 p.m., officers responded to a major wreck near the intersection of Toll 49 and S. Broadway Ave.
Police say Austin Durrett, 36, of Jacksonville, was driving a pickup when he tried to pass other drivers in the southbound shoulder, but hit another vehicle. The TPD says the pickup rolled numerous times. Durrett was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
As of 11 p.m., officers were still on scene directing traffic and investigating the crash.
This is a developing story and CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.