Smith County Wreck Kills One
Posted/updated on: July 26, 2011 at 2:20 amWINONA – A one vehicle accident in northern Smith County has left one person dead. Killed in the crash shortly after 11:15 Friday night was George Douglas Nolan, 40, of Tyler, a former member of the Winona Volunteer Fire Department.. The Department of Public Safety says his car left the road and hit a tree and then burst into flames. The wreck occurred on County Road 334, a couple of miles north of Tyler. What caused the crash remains under investigation, however firemen on the scene said that Nolan had a cell phone in his hand.