Tyler Man Killed in Troup-Area Wreck
Posted/updated on: October 5, 2014 at 7:51 am
TROUP — One person was killed early Friday morning when a vehicle hit a tree and caught fire off Highway 110 in Cherokee County near Troup. According to KETK, DPS said the one-vehicle crash happened around 1 a.m. off 110 near the intersection of County Road 4701. The driver, Blake Larrew, 28, of Tyler, was turning left onto 4701 during wet road conditions when he failed to make the turn. His car left the right side of the road and struck a tree, catching fire. At 3:12 a.m., Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Judge Vera Foreman pronounced Larrew dead at the scene. The body was take to Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home in Troup. It’s unknown if the driver was wearing a seatbelt during the wreck.
