Fatal Upshur County Chase
Posted/updated on: August 16, 2012 at 2:25 am
GILMER — A police chase has ended in a fatal accident in Upshur County. Killed in the crash was Robert Green, 40, of Cedar Hill. It all started around 10:45 Monday night on State Highway 155 near Big Sandy when sheriff’s deputies tried to stop Green’s car because he was not wearing a seat belt. When Green sped away, officers pursued him. A state trooper put out spikes on Highway 155 near Farm Road 2685, but Green ran over the spikes and did not stop. About a mile and a half later, his car slammed into one of the new Highway 155 overpass pillars at U.S. Highway 271 in Gilmer. Green was rushed to the East Texas Medical Center in Gilmer where he later died.
