Brownwood News – Kenneth Dean Sager, 56 years old of Zephyr, was killed in a one-vehicle accident a few miles south of Blanket. The accident occurred on Monday, July 10th, around 8 p.m.

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According to a statement from the Texas Department of Safety, Sager was traveling south on FM 1467 where he  lost control of a 1998 Ford Pickup towing a trailer. The vehicle went into a side skid across the northbound lane and off of the roadway. The vehicle went through a fence, rolled over and struck a tree. Sager was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

It is possible that a defective tire caused the crash, which remains under investigation.

Kenneth Dean Sager was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to Davis-Morris Funeral Home in Brownwood.