Fatal pedestrian accident in Smith County
Posted/updated on: March 14, 2021 at 4:55 pm
SMITH COUNTY– DPS investigated a fatal crash late Friday night, involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. The accident took place 12 miles South of Tyler on Highway 155. Sgt. Jean Dark said on Saturday night the investigators preliminary report indicates that the driver, Eryn Macen Pryor, 18, of Frankston was traveling northbound in the left lane of SH-155. A pedestrian, Melissa Renee Chreiman, 33, of Frankston was attempting to cross the roadway from east to west. Chreiman died at the scene and was taken to Lighthouse Funeral Home in Tyler.
