CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — Texas DPS is investigating a fatal crash in Coryell County along FM 929.
DPS reports a vehicle fleeing from police Wednesday evening entered Coryell County after starting in Woodway. Investigators said a Gatesville man, identified as 31-year-old Michael Scott Hughes, driving a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu was reportedly waving a firearm out the window of the vehicle, heading west on FM 929 at a high rate of speed.
DPS said Hughes lost control and collided with a Volkswagen SUV headed east. Hughes died in the crash, along with two passengers in the Volkswagen. The driver of the Volkswagen and two other passengers are being treated at a hospital.
On November 21, at approximately 2 p.m., the police issued a statement following a further investigation.
Police said that on November 20, at 10 p.m., they made a routine traffic stop on US Highway 84 in Woodway. During the stop, officers learned the driver, Hughes, was wanted for felony parole violations and had an active warrant.
When Hughes realized officers knew of his warrant, he fled quickly.
During the ensuing pursuit, Hughes brandished a firearm out of his window. In his attempts to escape, Hughes then struck an oncoming vehicle near the 929.
The suspect and two occupants of the impacted vehicle sustained fatal injuries.
Officers from neighboring counties joined the pursuit of the fleeing felon, which ended in Coryell County.
This case remains under investigation.
