RHS graduate killed in single-car accident

ASHLEY BRILEY

A 2007 graduate of Rusk High School was killed Saturday morning when her 2004 Mazda MX6 left the roadway, striking a tree on FM 343 east of Rusk. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Eric Long said Ashley Briley, daughter of Deanna Briley of Jacksonville and Ben and Tracy Briley of Jacksonville, was traveling east on FM 343 approximately five miles east of U.S. Highway 69 when she lost control of her vehicle and hit a tree. Trooper Long said a high rate of speed was a factor in the accident. Miss Briley died at the scene of the accident, Trooper Long said. The accident happened at approximately 9 a.m. Saturday.

Workers l remove what remains of Ashley Briley's 2004 Mazda MX6 from the crash site on FM 343. Miss Briley was killed instantly in the crash.