Austin,TX : Nocona man hits tree at 'highway speed,' dies in crash on Friday, December, 1st 2017

A 48-year-old Nocona man died Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The man was identified as Jeff Holland Tomkins.

Around 10:40 a.m. Friday, Tomkins was travelling north on U.S. Highway 287 between Bowie and Bellevue when his 2000 Toyota passenger car left the roadway, drove into a concrete culvert and then struck a tree head-on at "highway speed," the release states.

He was wearing his safety belt and was the only occupant in vehicle.

According to the preliminary investigation and witnesses who saw the wreck, Tomkins may have suffered a medical problem while driving, causing his vehicle to leave the roadway.

Tomkins was pronounced dead at the scene by a local justice of the peace. His body was sent to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner for autopsy.

The crash in still under investigation.

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Nocona man hits tree at 'highway speed,' dies in crash