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A young driver was killed in a single vehicle accident over the weekend.
Tyson James Wofford, 19, of De Leon was killed in the crash on State Highway 16, 5.4 miles northeast of Comanche around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 17.
According to preliminary information released by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Wofford was driving a 2005 Toyota Tundra traveling south on SH 16 when he drove off the roadway to the east and traveled a short distance in the ditch before the taking evasive action steering right toward the roadway.
The driver lost control and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by Justice of the Peace Johnny Conine.
The crash is still under investigation.