UPSHUR COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Shawn Derek Shannon, of Gilmer, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Monday night single-vehicle crash in Upshur County.
Shannon, 36, was killed in a Monday night single-vehicle crash near Big Sandy.
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According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Shannon was operating a pickup truck on State Highway 155 near Big Sandy, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 9:15 Monday. The vehicle then traveled down an embankment before rolling over and becoming submerged upside down in a private pond.
Shannon was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Upshur County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,309. The county seat is Gilmer. The county is named for Abel P. Upshur, who was U.S. Secretary of State during President John Tyler’s administration – Wikipedia.