UPDATE (February 2, 2024): Authorities identified the victim in the crash as Billy Owens.

Smith County, TX — December 9, 2023, a Bullard man was killed as the result of a single-vehicle accident at around 3:30 a.m. on F.M. 346.

Authorities said in their statements that the crash happened in the area of the Farm-to-Market 346 and County Road 175.

Billy Owens Killed in Car Accident in Smith County, TX

According to officials, a 35-year-old Bullard man was in a Ford Escape which was going eastbound along the roadway. The vehicle somehow went off the side of the road where it crashed into an object and overturned repeatedly.

The Bullard man in the Ford was thrown from the vehicle during the rollover, and his injuries ultimately proved to be fatal. There were no other passengers in the vehicle, and authorities have made no mention of other vehicles being involved in the crash. The cause of the accident cannot be confirmed right now.

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