Fatal Smith County Crash
Posted/updated on: August 30, 2016 at 2:34 pmTYLER – A Henderson County man has died in a two vehicle accident in Smith County. Zachary Piper, 23, of Athens, was killed when his pickup and a garbage truck collided. The Department of Public Safety says his east bound pickup crossed over into the west bound lane and was hit by the truck. The accident happened shortly before 9:15 Monday morning on State Highway 31, two miles east of Tyler. The driver of the garbage truck, Michael Williams, 49, of Tyler, was taken to East Texas Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.