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East Texas woman dies after falling out of moving vehicle

Officials said while traveling north of U.S. Highway 69., Kristie A. Maxwell fell out of the passenger door of a Chevrolet Camaro.

WOOD COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas woman is dead after she fell out of a moving vehicle Monday afternoon in Wood County.

According to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Ronald K. Vinson, 55, was driving a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro north of U.S. Highway 69 when Kristie A. Maxwell, 45, fell out of the passenger door.

Maxwell was flown to a Tyler hospital where she died Tuesday morning from her injuries, DPS said. 

The preliminary investigation indicated Maxwell was not wearing her seatbelt.

The investigation is ongoing by DPS.

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