Posted 3:31 pm Thursday, December 06, 2012
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UPDATE: Man Killed in one-vehicle rollover in Rusk County identified
UPDATE: THURSDAY, DEC. 6, 3:25 P.M.
BY FAITH HARPER
fharper@tylerpaper.com
The man who died last night in a one vehicle rollover has been identified as John Ernest Mendez.
Trooper Jean Dark, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said 19-year-old Zachary Long of Reklaw was taken to East Texas Medical Center in Jacksonville with head and neck injuries. She said he is listed in stable condition.
fharper@tylerpaper.com
The man who died last night in a one vehicle rollover has been identified as John Ernest Mendez.
Trooper Jean Dark, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said 19-year-old Zachary Long of Reklaw was taken to East Texas Medical Center in Jacksonville with head and neck injuries. She said he is listed in stable condition.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
A 37-year-old Houston man died in a one-vehicle rollover in Rusk County Wednesday evening.
Trooper David Haney, with the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the accident occurred at 8:40 p.m. on Farm-to-Market Road 839, north of Reklaw.
Haney said a man was driving southbound in a silver pickup truck when the vehicle went off the west side of the roadway. He said the man was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle, which rolled on top of him. He died at the scene.
A 19-year-old male passenger from the Reklaw area also was injured in the accident. Haney said he was taken to East Texas Medical Center - Jacksonville and was listed in stable condition as of 11:30 p.m.
Hanley said the accident is still under investigation and a toxicology report was ordered.
The man's name was not released pending notification of next of kin.
Trooper David Haney, with the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the accident occurred at 8:40 p.m. on Farm-to-Market Road 839, north of Reklaw.
Haney said a man was driving southbound in a silver pickup truck when the vehicle went off the west side of the roadway. He said the man was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle, which rolled on top of him. He died at the scene.
A 19-year-old male passenger from the Reklaw area also was injured in the accident. Haney said he was taken to East Texas Medical Center - Jacksonville and was listed in stable condition as of 11:30 p.m.
Hanley said the accident is still under investigation and a toxicology report was ordered.
The man's name was not released pending notification of next of kin.
