The Texas Department of Public Safety said Callan James Garner, 24, of Hamlin lost his life in a one-vehicle crash Thursday in Jones County. DPS said Hamlin was driving north on US Highway 83 near County Road 123. At about 11:40 a.m. it veered off of the roadway and struck a pipe fence.
DPS said the reason for the crash was still under investigation. A DPS crash summary did not yet say what kind of vehicle Garner was driving.
DPS said, “[The] driver was not wearing a seat belt.”