Gregg County Wreck Kills One

LAKEPORT – A two vehicle accident in Gregg County has left one person dead and one injured. The accident happened just before 7:00 Thursday morning on State Highway 149, about 1½ miles south of Lakeport. Pronounced dead at the scene was Gregory Lloyd Mishler, 62, of Gilmer. State Trooper Jean Dark says he was traveling at an unsafe speed for the weather conditions. Mishler hydroplaned on the wet road and hit a pickup driven by Rickey Lane Lee, 48, of Center. He was treated and released at Longview’s Good Shepherd Medical Center. The accident remains under investigation.