Brady Man Dies After Crashing Stolen Truck in Tuscola Following DPS Pursuit

TUSCOLA, TX — A Brady man who fled from a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper in a stolen pickup truck died Tuesday after crashing in Tuscola, DPS stated.

DPS identified the driver as Jeremy Clarence Morgan, 29, of Brady. Investigators said the 1997 Ford F-250 he was driving had been reported stolen out of Concho County earlier that day.

The pursuit began around 6:15 a.m. when a trooper attempted to stop Morgan for a traffic violation on U.S. 83 inside the Tuscola city limits. Instead of stopping, Morgan sped north at a high rate of speed, left the roadway, and lost control while navigating a curve, DPS stated.

The truck crossed into the wrong lane, overcorrected, skidded off the roadway, and traveled through a drainage ditch before overturning in a parking lot. The vehicle struck several stationary objects and came to rest on nearby railroad tracks.

Morgan, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the pickup and transported first to Hendrick Hospital and later to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, where he died from his injuries at 7:21 p.m. Tuesday.

DPS said Morgan faced multiple pending charges, including unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, evading arrest or detention in a vehicle, unlawfully carrying a weapon, and possession of marijuana.

The weather was clear and dry at the time of the crash, and the posted speed limit in the area is 35 miles per hour.