MILAM COUNTY, Texas – Authorities have identified three men who were killed in a fiery crash Thursday on US 190, 1.7 miles north of Milano in Milam County.
Killed were 19-year-old Phabian Jyquez Bynaum, 21-year-old Malik Ezekiel Thomas and 20-year-old Davarius Travon Bynaum, all of Cameron.
In a release Friday, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Bynaum was traveling south on US 190 – just before 4 p.m. Thursday – at a high rate of speed, attempting to elude a Milam County deputy.
“Bynaum attempted to pass another vehicle on the southbound improved shoulder,” DPS said in the release. “While passing the other vehicle, the Dodge’s right tires left the roadway, and the Dodge (driven by Bynaum) lost control. The Dodge crossed the northbound lane, crashed through a fence, and collided with a tree. The Dodge came to rest upside down and caught on fire.”
Justice of the Peace Greg Hoelscher pronounced the three dead on scene.
The investigation into the crash continues, DPS said.
25 News will provide additional details when they become available.
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MILAM COUNTY, Texas – Three people died in a fiery crash Thursday in Milam County.
The accident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. during a pursuit involving a Milam County deputy and a second vehicle.
The second vehicle caught on fire after leaving the roadway — at a high rate of speed — and crashing south of CR 337 on Hwy 36/US 190. It came to rest on private property.
The Milano Fire Department extinguished the fire. The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash.
25 News will provide additional details when they become available.
