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Mark Anthony Johnson

Age : 25

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/08/2021

Location : US 190 east of County Road 3550

City : Woodville

County : Tyler

State : Texas

Agency : Woodville Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Woodville Police pursued Johnson after the 2007 Dodge pickup truck he was driving was confirmed stolen out of Houston.

NARRATIVE:
On 01/08/2021, 25-year-old Mark Anthony Johnson of Houston was killed when he crashed a pickup truck on US 190 in Tyler County while fleeing a pursuit by Woodville Police Department officers.

At approximately 1:00 p.m., Johnson was driving a 2007 Dodge pickup truck eastbound on US 190. Authorities reported that the vehicle had been confirmed stolen out of Houston and that Woodville Police were pursuing Johnson.

Johnson was traveling at a high rate of speed on US 190 during the pursuit. According to the preliminary Texas Department of Public Safety crash investigation, Johnson attempted to pass another vehicle on the right and lost control of the pickup after entering the grass.

Johnson was unable to regain control. The pickup skidded across both the eastbound and westbound lanes of US 190, continued off the roadway and struck several large trees just east of County Road 3550.

The impact caused a small vehicle fire. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers extinguished the fire after arriving at the crash scene.

Johnson was the only person in the pickup and died at the scene.

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers investigated the fatal crash. Woodville Police Department was the agency involved in the pursuit preceding Johnson's death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ktre.com/2021/01/08/man-dies-after-driver-flees-woodville-police/