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Man dead after rollover crash in Madisonville

Posted at 5:59 PM, Apr 23, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-23 19:21:09-04

MADISONVILLE, TX — A man is dead after a rollover crash in Madisonville on Tuesday.

According to DPS, at 10:05 a.m., five miles southwest of Madisonville on FM 1372, there was a rollover crash.

A 2014 Ford 250 pickup was traveling southbound when the truck left the roadway, vaulted on a curve and rolled over several times.

The driver, 81-year-old Robert Dorris of North Zulch, was pronounced dead at the scene by a Justice of the Peace at 10:36 a.m.

Dorris was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. DPS said there is no telling if speed was a factor in the crash.

The investigation in ongoing.

Dorris was a dentist in Madisonville.