Accident On I-44 Claims Life
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An accident on I-44 has left one man dead. Wichita Falls Police report that at approximately 4:41 pm Friday afternoon they were called to the scene of an accident on northbound I-44 at the Missile Road exit.
A silver Mercury was northbound on I 44 and entered exit 5 when a male pedestrian crossed the exit ramp road in front of the oncoming vehicle. The driver tried to avoid the man but was unable to do so.
52 year-old Gary Brazeal was taken by AMR to United Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:27 pm. The Wichita Falls Police Department's Crash Unit is investigating. This is the tenth vehicle crash fatality of 2014 in Wichita Falls.