One Man Jailed, Two Dead after Drunk Driving Wreck
Posted/updated on: August 1, 2011 at 12:19 pm
TYLER – One person is in custody following a fatal Tyler accident that killed two persons and injured one. It happened just before 2:00 Sunday morning in the 5100 block of the Troup Highway. Dead at the scene was Jacob Clay, 22, of Tyler. Gaylon Cox, 15, died Sunday afternoon at a Tyler hospital. The injured is said to be hospitalized with life threatening injuries.
Taken into custody at the scene was Edward Marin, 51, of Tyler. He was booked into the Smith County Jail on one count of intoxicated manslaughter and two counts of intoxicated assault. Bond was set at $305,000. Additional charges are likely to be filed today.
According to Police Sgt. Matthew Smyser, the accident is still under investigation and anyone with information regarding it is urged to contact the Tyler Police Department at 903-531-1000.
