The Texas Department of Public Safety was present at the scene of an accident on Tuesday, March 24, around 8:30 a.m. The accident happened along Farm-to-Market 700 at mile marker 314, when 66-year-old John E. Lyons was on the shoulder of the road talking to a Department of Public Safety Trooper.
Based on the report, 34-year-old Lindsey S. Woods was driving down the roadway when she hit Lyons’ parked car, which then hit the trooper’s car. The trooper was able to jump into his car, narrowly escaping injury in the collision.
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As emergency services arrived, they pronounced Lyons dead at the scene of the accident. There is no mention in the report if Woods was injured in the accident or if she was treated at the scene.
Conditions were dry at the time of the accident, and the posted speed limit on the road was 45 miles per hour. It is not stated what Woods’ speed was at the time of the collision.
Woods has been taken into custody for intoxication manslaughter. The reasoning behind the DUI is not explicitly stated in the report. It is not clear if a field sobriety test was done to confirm this or if a blood test was completed.
There were no passengers in the vehicle with Woods at the time of the accident. No other injuries have been reported at this time.
The accident is currently still under investigation.
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