Highway 103 Van Crash Abandoned: Driver Vanishes

What's worse than living in a van down by the river? Driving that van off the road and into an embankment on TX HWY 103 to cap off the weekend.

It is hard to pay attention for long periods of time; I get it. There are many things in our environment that plead for our attention every day.

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I have so much empathy for people who have accidents while driving. That understanding ends when you have a major accident and flee the scene.

Authorities Still Can't Find Driver of Accidental Off-Road Van

According to the Lufkin Daily News, Sunday, March 9, 2025, at around 5 PM, a 2005 Chevrolet van, westbound on Highway 130, a few miles east of FM 1669, left the road in this ongoing DPS investigation.

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The driver overcorrected, struck the guardrail on the other side, and flipped over onto a rocky embankment. The driver wasn't keen to stick around to let authorities figure out what they did wrong, so they fled the scene and haven't been seen since.

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There are legends that someone saw a man climb out of the van dressed all in camo and running toward Etoile. Some think he is still running to this day.

No Further Information On This Towable Offence

I suppose they checked the plates and still have no leads as to who was driving the vehicle. Unless someone was hurt or property was damaged, I think we can just call this a ticket for littering that van all over the side of the road.