An as yet unidentified man was killed in a car crash Thursday afternoon on FM 2494 near Dogwood Estates.
Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Jeanne Dark said DPS was called out to the scene about 1:06 p.m.
“The investigation is ongoing and has been turned over to the (Henderson County) Sheriff’s Office as a suicide,” she said.
Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Kelly Harris declared the man dead at the scene and said identification is pending with the medical examiner.
Harris said there appeared to be no traffic factors for the crash and said the driver never hit the brakes before launching off the roadway and hitting a tree.
“I have been in the wrecker business a long time and have seen a lot of wrecks,” Harris said, “but I have never seen a car exploded like that before.”
No other cars were involved in the crash, Harris said.