Mississippi Man Killed in Liberty County Three-Vehicle Crash on FM 563

Liberty County, Texas (February 24, 2023) – A Mississippi man was killed early Thursday morning in a three-vehicle crash in Liberty County about 10 miles south of the Liberty city limits, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 5:25 a.m., February 23, on FM 563.

DPS said the Mississippi man was driving northbound in a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander when his vehicle drifted into the southbound lane and hit a 2004 GMC Sierra driven by Thomas Dingler, 57, of Dayton.

The Outlander came to rest in the ditch on the westbound side of the highway. A 2016 Ford F-350 Dually driven by Brian Fenton, 52, of Daisetta, was following the Sierra. Fenton tried to avoid the crash and drove into the ditch and hit the Outlander.

The vehicles caught fire after the collision.

The Mississippi man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.

Dingler and Fenton were taken to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Beaumont with non-incapacitating injuries.

The troopers are investigating the crash.

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