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DPS: San Benito man killed in fiery one-vehicle crash

DPS: San Benito man killed in fiery one-vehicle crash
3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago Monday, October 14 2024 Oct 14, 2024 October 14, 2024 11:20 AM October 14, 2024 in News - Local

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating after a San Benito man was burnt and killed in a fiery one-vehicle crash, according to a news release.

The crash happened in Cameron County on Sunday at around 11:49 p.m. on FM 803 south of FM 106, the news release states.

Miguel Angel Tellez Jr., 32, was identified as the driver and sole occupant of a black Dodge Nitro that was traveling southbound on FM 803 at the time of the crash. According to DPS, the driver, “for unknown reasons," failed to drive in a single lane and veered into a ditch.

“The Dodge then struck a dirt culvert and overturned, landing on its side and engulfing in flames,” the release added. “[Tellez] was burnt and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.”

The crash remains under investigation.

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