Tyler Teen Dies in Leon County Wreck
Posted/updated on: July 31, 2011 at 5:07 pm
CENTERVILLE – A Tyler teen was one of two persons killed in a Leon County traffic accident. It happened around 5:15 Thursday morning on State Highway 7 about two miles east of Centerville. Dead at the scene was Courtnee Nicole Odom, 19, of Tyler, and Christopher Michael Hicks, 19, Frankston. The Department of Public Safety reports Hicks was west bound when he entered a curve and veered into the east bound lane of traffic. His SUV hit an 18-wheeler and then flipped over several times. The Waco truck driver was injured.
