VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas teen is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Van Zandt County.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, on Monday, around 5:30 p.m., troopers responded to a crash on SH 64, just north of Myrtle Springs.
The preliminary investigation indicates car, driven by Landon Morgan Baxley, 17, of Wills Point, was facing west on the shoulder of SH 64. A truck, driven by Jason Wade Graves, 52, of Canton, was traveling west on SH 64. DPS says Baxley turned when it was unsafe in front of the truck.
Baxley was pronounced dead at the scene.
This investigation is ongoing.