Woman Dead in Smith County Accident
Posted/updated on: September 18, 2012 at 3:42 pm
SMITH COUNTY — A 55-year-old Arp woman died in a one-vehicle wreck on Highway 31 East in Smith County. DPS reports the wreck happened just before 7:45 Monday morning about two and one half miles east of Tyler. Officials say Heloise Powell was westbound when her pickup ran off the road and struck an embankment. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials say Powell was wearing a seat belt.
