Dayton police are investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian accident that occurred late Friday night, Sept. 19, in the 500 block of SH 146.
At approximately 10:11 p.m., Dayton Police Department officers were dispatched to the scene where they found a deceased Hispanic male in the northbound lanes of the roadway and an overturned red Toyota Corolla resting off the east side of the highway.
According to investigators, the Toyota, driven by 25-year-old Keyla Gayton of Baytown, was traveling southbound in the left lane when it struck a 46-year-old Dayton man who was in the traffic lane. After impact, the vehicle took evasive action, lost control, crossed into the northbound lanes, and overturned before leaving the roadway.
Gayton was airlifted to a nearby hospital and is currently listed in stable condition.
Liberty County Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace Brown conducted an inquest and ordered an autopsy of the deceased. Authorities confirmed that next of kin have been notified.
The Dayton Police Department is leading the investigation with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department, and the Texas Department of Transportation.
The investigation remains ongoing.