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The Tyler County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) reported a man from Hardin County was found dead lying on U.S. 69 on March 23.
According to Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, deputies, along with the Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, responded to the scene, just south of County Road 1065, and discovered the man in the southbound lane next to a truck parked on the northbound shoulder.
The man was identified as Loren Bywaters Clay II, 71, of Village Mills.
The sheriff added multiple items of evidence were collected at the scene. The body was transported to the Jefferson County Forensic Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.
Weatherford noted no evidence of criminal activity was found and cause of death was by a passing vehicle.