DPS Issues Statement on Spillway Crash

On April 5 at approximately 1:00 p.m. Sergeant Gregg Williams from the Texas Department of Public Safety issued this statement regarding the accident on the Wright Patman Spillway:

"On April 4, 2021, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were notified of a one-vehicle crash on Sulphur Point Road near the spillway of Lake Wright Patman along the Bowie/Cass County Border. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2000 GMC Yukon was traveling southeast on Sulphur Point Road. For an as yet undetermined reason, the GMC left the roadway, going through a barrier and into the spillway. A female passenger, Lucia Mendoza, 29, of Texarkana, was pulled out of the water to safety and transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A search for the driver is being conducted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens. The crash remains under investigation and no additional information is currently available."

The Journal-Sun will have more articles and information on the accident in this coming Journal-Sun.