SMITH COUNTY, Texas — Authorities identified the man killed Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Smith County.
According to DPS, the crash happened on U.S. 69 at County Road 1215 near Flint.
DPS says Ted Weldon Young, 79, was driving a Chevrolet van on CR 1215. Young pulled out onto U.S. 69 and was hit by a southbound Chevrolet van driven by 28-year-old Michael Menard.
Young was taken to the hospital where he later died. Menard was treated and released at the scene by EMS.
The crash remains under investigation.