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Police Investigate Fatality Crash on North U.S. Highway 67

Saturday, September 23, 2017 — a 21-year-old Tom Green County man was killed in a single vehicle crash late Saturday evening near Howard College on U.S. Highway 67.  

At approximately 11:20 p.m., San Angelo Police and Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a major motor vehicle crash with entrapment in the 3000 block of North U.S. Highway 67. 

Responding Officers located a white 2004 Dodge Ram pickup truck towing a horse trailer that collided with a utility pole near the median.  The driver and single occupant, later identified as Koly R. Spears, died at the scene along with one horse.  A second horse that had escaped the trailer after the crash was located a short time later, just north of the crash scene.  Animal Services responded and took possession of the horse. 

A preliminary crash investigation revealed Spears was traveling northbound on 67 when he lost control of the truck and left the roadway, striking a utility pole and several traffic signs.  Justice of the Peace J.P. McGuire responded and formally pronounced Spears deceased. 

Investigators with the Department’s Traffic Section responded to investigate the crash.  Southbound lanes of traffic were closed for several hours during the investigation and traffic was diverted to the frontage road.    

This is an ongoing investigation.  

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