1 fatality in crash
At 4 p.m. on State Highway 22, a 2000 Ford Ranger, driven by Frost resident Jason Dozier, flipped several times and 14-year-old passenger, Malone resident Matthew Norris, was killed in the ensuing crash.
According to Department of Public Safety Trooper Carlon Stapleton, one of the tires was low on tread causing the vehicle to flip.
"None of the passengers nor the driver was wearing a safety belt," Stapleton said.
The vehicle was traveling westbound on Hwy. 22 at the 604 mile marker when the accident occurred. Dozier was transported by careflight to Hillcrest Hospital. Passenger Tommy Dozier was also transported to a facility in Hillsboro.
Both the driver and Norris were ejected from the vehicle on impact, Stapleton said.
Norris was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Vicki Gray.
"The DPS is continuing this investigation on if any criminal charges will be filed," Stapleton said.
Matthew Wayne Norris Jr. - 4/21/06
Matthew Wayne Norris Jr. 14, of Malone passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2006, in Navarro County.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel. Interment will follow at Dresden Cemetery.
Matthew was born July 5, 1991, in Corsicana. He was an eighth grade student at Frost Independent School District. He enjoyed dirt track races, working on cars and playing video games.
He was preceded in death by his father, Matthew Norris Sr.
Survivors include his mother, Marlaina "Dawn" Dozier of Malone; stepfather, Jason Dozier of Frost; brother, Tommy Dozier of Malone; sister, Megan Norris of Dallas; grandparents, Roy and Diane Norris Emmett, Susan Cargal of Dallas and Terry Lee of Dallas; great-grandfather, Harold Adamson of Frost; aunts and uncles, Martin and Lori Del Toro of Dallas, Charlie and Julie Norris of Hillsboro, and Mike and Julie Coker of Emmett; and cousins, Heath, Alicia, Amanda, Brandy, Lisa, Emily and Joey.
At 4 p.m. on State Highway 22, a 2000 Ford Ranger, driven by Frost resident Jason Dozier, flipped several times and 14-year-old passenger, Malone resident Matthew Norris, was killed in the ensuing crash.
According to Department of Public Safety Trooper Carlon Stapleton, one of the tires was low on tread causing the vehicle to flip.
"None of the passengers nor the driver was wearing a safety belt," Stapleton said.
The vehicle was traveling westbound on Hwy. 22 at the 604 mile marker when the accident occurred. Dozier was transported by careflight to Hillcrest Hospital. Passenger Tommy Dozier was also transported to a facility in Hillsboro.
Both the driver and Norris were ejected from the vehicle on impact, Stapleton said.
Norris was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Vicki Gray.
"The DPS is continuing this investigation on if any criminal charges will be filed," Stapleton said.
Matthew Wayne Norris Jr. - 4/21/06
Matthew Wayne Norris Jr. 14, of Malone passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2006, in Navarro County.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel. Interment will follow at Dresden Cemetery.
Matthew was born July 5, 1991, in Corsicana. He was an eighth grade student at Frost Independent School District. He enjoyed dirt track races, working on cars and playing video games.
He was preceded in death by his father, Matthew Norris Sr.
Survivors include his mother, Marlaina "Dawn" Dozier of Malone; stepfather, Jason Dozier of Frost; brother, Tommy Dozier of Malone; sister, Megan Norris of Dallas; grandparents, Roy and Diane Norris Emmett, Susan Cargal of Dallas and Terry Lee of Dallas; great-grandfather, Harold Adamson of Frost; aunts and uncles, Martin and Lori Del Toro of Dallas, Charlie and Julie Norris of Hillsboro, and Mike and Julie Coker of Emmett; and cousins, Heath, Alicia, Amanda, Brandy, Lisa, Emily and Joey.
1 fatality in crash
At 4 p.m. on State Highway 22, a 2000 Ford Ranger, driven by Frost resident Jason Dozier, flipped several times and 14-year-old passenger, Malone resident Matthew Norris, was killed in the ensuing crash.
According to Department of Public Safety Trooper Carlon Stapleton, one of the tires was low on tread causing the vehicle to flip.
"None of the passengers nor the driver was wearing a safety belt," Stapleton said.
The vehicle was traveling westbound on Hwy. 22 at the 604 mile marker when the accident occurred. Dozier was transported by careflight to Hillcrest Hospital. Passenger Tommy Dozier was also transported to a facility in Hillsboro.
Both the driver and Norris were ejected from the vehicle on impact, Stapleton said.
Norris was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Vicki Gray.
"The DPS is continuing this investigation on if any criminal charges will be filed," Stapleton said.
Matthew Wayne Norris Jr. - 4/21/06
Matthew Wayne Norris Jr. 14, of Malone passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2006, in Navarro County.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel. Interment will follow at Dresden Cemetery.
Matthew was born July 5, 1991, in Corsicana. He was an eighth grade student at Frost Independent School District. He enjoyed dirt track races, working on cars and playing video games.
He was preceded in death by his father, Matthew Norris Sr.
Survivors include his mother, Marlaina "Dawn" Dozier of Malone; stepfather, Jason Dozier of Frost; brother, Tommy Dozier of Malone; sister, Megan Norris of Dallas; grandparents, Roy and Diane Norris Emmett, Susan Cargal of Dallas and Terry Lee of Dallas; great-grandfather, Harold Adamson of Frost; aunts and uncles, Martin and Lori Del Toro of Dallas, Charlie and Julie Norris of Hillsboro, and Mike and Julie Coker of Emmett; and cousins, Heath, Alicia, Amanda, Brandy, Lisa, Emily and Joey.
At 4 p.m. on State Highway 22, a 2000 Ford Ranger, driven by Frost resident Jason Dozier, flipped several times and 14-year-old passenger, Malone resident Matthew Norris, was killed in the ensuing crash.
According to Department of Public Safety Trooper Carlon Stapleton, one of the tires was low on tread causing the vehicle to flip.
"None of the passengers nor the driver was wearing a safety belt," Stapleton said.
The vehicle was traveling westbound on Hwy. 22 at the 604 mile marker when the accident occurred. Dozier was transported by careflight to Hillcrest Hospital. Passenger Tommy Dozier was also transported to a facility in Hillsboro.
Both the driver and Norris were ejected from the vehicle on impact, Stapleton said.
Norris was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Vicki Gray.
"The DPS is continuing this investigation on if any criminal charges will be filed," Stapleton said.
Matthew Wayne Norris Jr. - 4/21/06
Matthew Wayne Norris Jr. 14, of Malone passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2006, in Navarro County.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel. Interment will follow at Dresden Cemetery.
Matthew was born July 5, 1991, in Corsicana. He was an eighth grade student at Frost Independent School District. He enjoyed dirt track races, working on cars and playing video games.
He was preceded in death by his father, Matthew Norris Sr.
Survivors include his mother, Marlaina "Dawn" Dozier of Malone; stepfather, Jason Dozier of Frost; brother, Tommy Dozier of Malone; sister, Megan Norris of Dallas; grandparents, Roy and Diane Norris Emmett, Susan Cargal of Dallas and Terry Lee of Dallas; great-grandfather, Harold Adamson of Frost; aunts and uncles, Martin and Lori Del Toro of Dallas, Charlie and Julie Norris of Hillsboro, and Mike and Julie Coker of Emmett; and cousins, Heath, Alicia, Amanda, Brandy, Lisa, Emily and Joey.
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