One dies in US 69 single-vehicle crash

TYLER – On September 24, 2021 at 9:38 PM, DPS Troopers responded to a one vehicle fatal crash on US-69 approximately four miles south of the city of Jacksonville in Cherokee County.
According to Sgt. Jean Dark, Tyler District media & communications officer, a preliminary report indicates the driver of a Mazda M3S was traveling southbound on US-69 at an unsafe speed as it entered a left hand curve in the road. The went off the roadway to the west where it struck several trees.
The unrestrained driver, Jennifer Morris, 35, of Rust was pronounced at the scene by Judge Tony Johnson and was taken to Autry Funeral Home in Jacksonville.

The crash remains under investigation.