Lindale Man Dies in Tyler Wreck
Posted/updated on: February 20, 2012 at 11:36 am
TYLER – A Three vehicle accident in Tyler has left one person dead and two injured. The accident occurred around 2:30 Saturday afternoon on U.S. Highway 69 just north of the Tyler loop.
Investigators say a pickup driven by a white male age 61 was southbound. According to witnesses, he lost control and drove into the northbound lanes of traffic. He then crashed into a truck driven by Javier Mojarro age 61 of Lindale. A car driven by a 48 year old man was unable to avoid the initial crash and also crashed into the initial accident. Sgt Paul Robeson says Mojarro was dead at the scene. The other drivers only suffered minor injuries. At the time of the accident it was not raining, but the street was wet from previous rains.
