Posted 1:50 pm Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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Car Hits Funeral Home Retaining Wall In Fatal Crash
A morning car crash in Gladewater today resulted in the death of a 41-year-old man after he hit two utility poles and a brick retaining wall of the funeral home where his vehicle came to rest.
Gladewater Police Chief Farrell Alexander said the accident happened about 1:35 a.m. in the 400 block of Main Street/U.S. Highway 271.
Alexander said Bradley Naismith was traveling south on Main Street in a 2000 Ford flatbed pickup when he failed to negotiate a turn.
“The vehicle failed to negotiate a curve in the road and (Naismith) ran off the roadway, striking two power poles at Allison Street and North Main Street. The vehicle continued south, sideswiping a brick retaining wall at Croley Funeral Home and came to rest at Gregg Street and North Main,” he said.
Alexander said Naismith was deceased upon officers’ arrival.
Naismith was wearing a seatbelt and alcohol was observed in the vehicle but it is unknown at this time if alcohol contributed to the crash, which remains under investigation.
Gladewater Police Chief Farrell Alexander said the accident happened about 1:35 a.m. in the 400 block of Main Street/U.S. Highway 271.
Alexander said Bradley Naismith was traveling south on Main Street in a 2000 Ford flatbed pickup when he failed to negotiate a turn.
“The vehicle failed to negotiate a curve in the road and (Naismith) ran off the roadway, striking two power poles at Allison Street and North Main Street. The vehicle continued south, sideswiping a brick retaining wall at Croley Funeral Home and came to rest at Gregg Street and North Main,” he said.
Alexander said Naismith was deceased upon officers’ arrival.
Naismith was wearing a seatbelt and alcohol was observed in the vehicle but it is unknown at this time if alcohol contributed to the crash, which remains under investigation.
