NACOGDOCHES POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING FATALITY ACCIDENT

(OCTOBER 31, 2023): Nacogdoches Police responded to the 4500 block of E. Main St. around 7:09 p.m. on October 30th 2023 after receiving calls of a major accident involving two vehicles. Based on our preliminary investigation it is believed a 2003 Dodge 1500 was traveling eastbound in the 4500 block of E. Main St when it slowed attempting to turn left onto Quail Ridge Rd. The Dodge pickup was struck from behind by a 2013 Ford F-250 pulling a trailer loaded with another vehicle. The impact caused both vehicles to leave the roadway. An adult male driver of the Ford was uninjured in the accident. An adult female driver and a juvenile in the left rear passenger seat of the Dodge were treated and released at the hospital. A 13 year old juvenile in the front passenger seat of the Dodge was transported to a local hospital but sadly was pronounced deceased. A juvenile in the right rear seat of the Dodge was flown to a Tyler hospital with life threatening injuries. The NPD Traffic Division responded to the scene to assist in the investigation and will be conducting an accident reconstruction. TXDOT responded to the area to assist with traffic due to the roadway being closed for several hours. A water main was also damaged as a result of the accident resulting in water loss to many residents in the area. As further information becomes available it will be released.