CALLAHAN COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Bryce Mikal McClerkin, of Arlington, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal crash in Callahan County on Monday afternoon.

McClerkin, 24, was operating a vehicle on Interstate 20 in Callahan County Monday around 2 p.m. when the fatal crash occurred.

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A GMC pickup, traveling on I-20 near Putnam, TX, was attempting to pass another vehicle, when it lost control and exited the roadway.

McClerkin’s GMC then struck a guardrail, a signpost and rolled over several times before coming to a rest.

The victim was ejected from the pickup during the violent collision.

McClerkin was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, a crash report noted.

He was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries consistent with the violent wreck.

Geo quick facts: Putnam is a town in Callahan County, Texas, United States. The population was 94 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.