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Man dies after rollover on U.S. 79

Posted at 2:13 PM, Oct 10, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-10 15:13:12-04

A man died in a rollover crash on Sunday in Milam County.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said that a Jeep towing an empty 10-ft flatbed trailer drove off the roadway and struck a concrete culvert on U.S. 79 near CR 347.

The Jeep became airborne and rolled upside down into a ditch.

The driver was identified as Stephen Swallow, 65, of Franklin. Swallow was the only person in the vehicle.

Swallow died at the scene.

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