Posted 11:56 pm Friday, November 30, 2012
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DPS: Man dies in wreck while fleeing from police
KYTX CBS19 and Staff Reports
A man died in Lindale Thursday night after an official said he fled from police and lost control of his vehicle.
Dispatch with the Texas Department of Public Safety said the wreck occurred on Farm-to-Market 16 and County Road 4188 in Lindale around 8 p.m.
DPS spokeswoman Jean Dark said Lindale police attempted to stop the vehicle, and the driver fled. The vehicle failed to negotiate a curve and left the roadway, Trooper Dark said. Dispatch said the car crashed through a fence on the opposite side of the road from Lindale Veterinary Clinic.
The driver was airlifted to East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, where he died from his injuries,
DPS spokeswoman Jean Dark said Lindale police attempted to stop the vehicle, and the driver fled. The vehicle failed to negotiate a curve and left the roadway, Trooper Dark said. Dispatch said the car crashed through a fence on the opposite side of the road from Lindale Veterinary Clinic.
The driver was airlifted to East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, where he died from his injuries,
His name was not released as of press time.
