Charles Edward Price ID’d as Tyler Man Killed in Henderson County Crash on SH-155 near Coffee City
Henderson County, Texas (May 9, 2019) – The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified Charles Edward Price, 78, of Tyler as the man who was killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-car accident in Henderson County.
The tragic crash happened at about 1:43 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 on SH-155, 1.5 miles North of Coffee City.
According to the DPS, Charles was driving a 2009 Mercedes Benz northbound on SH-155 and entered into the southbound lanes of traffic while Sheryl Anne Keel, 54, of Palestine, was driving a 2017 Cadillac southbound in the right, outside lane on SH 155.
For an unknown reason, the Cadillac was hit by the Mercedes. The force of the impact caused the Cadillac to spin.
Price, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle. He was declared dead at the scene. Keel was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
The crash remains under investigation.