EMS & Fire units were dispatched to the area of FM 314, just North of Brownsboro early Thursday morning (April 27), in reference to a reported motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, units found a vehicle off in the tree line with major damage. The Department Of Public Safety was requested to the scene to investigate.
Preliminary investigation indicates that 30 year old, Travis Carl Lemmert, of Ben Wheeler, Texas was traveling south on FM 314, in a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. Early reports suggest Lemmert, approached a curve, at an unsafe speed, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a tree. The roads were wet at the time of the accident.
Trooper J. Sandoval- DPS Athens, investigated this accident. Justice Of The Peace Tony Duncan, was called to the scene where Lemmert was pronounced deceased at the accident location.
