Bicyclist Dead in Accident
Posted/updated on: February 27, 2011 at 4:11 pm
SMITH COUNTY — A bicyclist is dead after being chased into traffic by a dog Friday on FM 2767, four miles east of Tyler. The accident happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. Troopers say a bicycle ridden by 19-year-old Damien Armand Carter of Tyler was eastbound on the westbound side of the highway when the dog chased him into oncoming traffic. Carter was then struck by a Nissan driven by Efrain Vega Chavez of Kilgore — and by a Chevy pickup driven by Jimmy Glenn Hawkins of Tyler. Carter was pronounced dead at the scene; he was not wearing a helmet. The accident remains under investigation.
