Manslaughter Charges Pending After Fatal Wreck
Posted/updated on: February 17, 2011 at 11:17 am
LUFKIN A driver in an accident that killed one Pollok man and injured another last Wednesday will face criminal charges after hes recovered from his injuries, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper. Currently listed in good condition at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston, Isaac Tucker, 19, has a warrant out for his arrest on one count of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault, according to DPS trooper Joe Wood.
Tuckers passenger Nicholas Zayne Anthony, 20, of Pollok, died at the scene, while passenger Ryan Walton, 19, of Pollok, was in critical condition in East Texas Medical Center Tyler as of Friday. An update on his condition Tuesday was not available, as hes been listed as a no information patient, according to hospital officials.
The accident happened shortly after 12:30 Wednesday morning, one mile north of Farm Road 843 on U.S. Highway 69 north, where Tuckers 1995 Lexus crossed the center line heading southbound and collided with a Kenworth truck towing a trailer driven by Michael Sutton, 40, of Louisiana, according to a DPS report. Tucker and Walton were taken to Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin and then airlifted to the separate, out-of-town hospitals. Anthony was laid to rest Sunday, according to his obituary.
