The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a fatal crash that occurred in Hale County Thursday morning.
The accident was reported around 9:30 a.m. south of Hale Center on Interstate 27 at Farm-to-Market Road 37.
DPS said the Ford Explorer pickup was northbound on the interstate and was attempting to exit.
The vehicle then traveled up the embankment on the east side service road and hit the bridge.
The vehicle then came to rest underneath the FM 37 bridge.
DPS identified the victim as Charlie Monroe Harrison, 78, of Amarillo.
Harrison was pronounced deceased at the accident scene.
