Car Goes Airborne, One Dead in Wreck near Lufkin
Posted/updated on: November 9, 2011 at 2:42 am
LUFKIN — One person is dead after a one vehicle roll-over accident near Lufkin, and officials released details of the accident late Monday. According to KETK, Angelina County DPS says it happened on Highway 103 near Golf Course Road. The victim is identified as Wayne Paul Walters, 39, of Lufkin. The Department of Public Safety reports Walters was traveling at a high speed when he crossed some rail road tracks. He lost control of the car which ended up in a ditch. He over corrected, ending up in a ditch on the other side of the road. The car went airborne, hit a tree and landed on its top.
