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Seizure or heart attack possible in fatal wreck
Texas Department of Public Safety officials today said a 77-year-old Navarro County man who died earlier this week had a heart attack or seizure while driving and lost control of his vehicle just miles from his Blooming Grove home.
A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said he had no information as to why the report was not available until today. The accident occurred at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Elmer Ledbetter, a retired Blooming Grove resident, was driving his 1999 Nissan Altima south on Farm-to-Market 55, the spokesman said, when the man had a heart attack or seizure.
The spokesman said Ledbetter had a medical history of seizures and heart problems. The Altima spun clockwise off the west side of the roadway and struck a tree. The impact sent the vehicle spinning in the other direction until it struck another tree.
Ledbetter was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the car, the spokesman said. Authorities are still investigating whether the man died before the impact, the spokesman said.
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