UPDATE (February 7, 2024): The victim who lost his life as a result of this accident has been identified as 36-year-old Justin Figueroa, of Giddings.
Lee County, TX — December 29, 2023, one person was killed in a single-car accident at 12:00 midnight along State Highway 21.
According to reports, a 36-year-old man was traveling in a northbound Ford Escape on F.M. 2440 in the vicinity of the U.S. 21 intersection when the accident took place.
Officials indicate that, for reasons yet to be confirmed, the Ford disregarded a stop sign at the three-way intersection. Also, rather than turning either right or left onto S.H. 21, the vehicle allegedly continued straight through all of the lanes of the highway before leaving the roadway completely and crashing into a fence and entering a drainage ditch. The Ford came to rest on its driver side in a pond. The victim incurred reportedly fatal injuries as a result of the accident and was declared deceased at the scene.
Additional details pertaining to this incident are not available at this point in time. The investigation is currently ongoing.
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