Traffic Crash Investigated

TYLER — Tyler police investigate a major Friday afternoon traffic accident. At 1:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 300 block of N. Palace in reference to the wreck. During the investigation, officers determined Ramona Carrillo, 32, of Tyler, was operating her 2007 Ford Fusion northbound on Palace at the intersection with W. Front St. For some reason, police say, Carrillo’s vehicle accelerated quickly through the intersection against a red light and ran off the right side of the roadway.

Carrillo’s vehicle struck a utility pole and a fence, and then rolled over onto the driver’s side of the vehicle. Two vehicles in the parking lot at this location were struck as well. When the utility pole was struck, a line from the pole went down across the roadway. Oncor Electric Delivery personnel arrived quickly and cleared the roadway of the live power line. Carrillo was transported to Trinity Mother Francis Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police say the investigation will continue so as to ascertain the reason Carrillo was involved in this crash.