Bond Set in Fatal East Texas Crash
Posted/updated on: October 13, 2012 at 5:59 am
OVERTON — Bond is $250,000 for a man who fled a fatal East Texas crash. Late Thursday afternoon, State District Judge Kerry Russell signed an arrest warrant and set Justin Echols’ bond at $250,000. The incident happened on County Road 217 just north of Overton. Officials at the scene told KETK a man in a Ford F-350 truck lost control while turning a corner and hit a tree. A passenger in the truck was Michele Allen, 27, of Harleton. She was thrown from the truck and pinned underneath it. She later died from her injuries. Authorities believe Echols, 30, hopped on an ATV, traveled away from the crash site and crashed again. He then reportedly ran from the area. State troopers the arrest warrant for Echols, charging him with accident involving personal injury or death.
