One Dead, One Hurt in Smith County Wreck

TYLER – A young woman is dead and her passenger injured in a predawn one-vehicle wreck in Smith County. State Trooper Jean Dark says the wreck occurred around 2:00 Monday morning on State Highway 31, 4½ miles east of Tyler. The preliminary investigation shows a car was traveling west when, according to the passenger, the driver fell asleep. The vehicle drove off the road to the left and into a ditch, where it hit a private drive and rolled over. The driver, 18 year old Tambilan Williams, of Tyler, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, 17 year old Jaun Woods, of Tyler, is in serious condition at East Texas Medical Center.