Zavalla Councilmember Killed in Wreck
Posted/updated on: December 8, 2011 at 8:23 am
HUNTINGTON — A two-vehicle accident in Angelina County has claimed the life of a Zavalla City Council member. It happened just outside of Huntington on Highway 69 south. John Wayne DuBose, 54, of Zavalla, was pronounced dead just before 7:30 Tuesday night at Memorial Medical Center, Lufkin.
DuBose was riding his Yamaha motorcycle southbound on Highway 69 when a truck, driven by Jade Smith, of Huntington, traveling east on FM 844, failed to yield right-of-way and struck DuBose, according to DPS. DuBose was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, according to DPS. Dubose, a maintenance worker, became a Zavalla City Council member after running unopposed in May.
