Authorities have identified the man killed in a single-vehicle wreck Monday night in Midland County. Justin Mechem, 30, of Midland, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, car accident reports state. No other vehicles were involved and no additional injuries were reported.

According to the Midland County Sheriff’s Department, Mechem was driving a pickup truck east on West Brooks Road at about 10:50 p.m. Monday when he lost control of his vehicle. The truck veered off the roadway, entered a ditch and rolled over, according to car accident reports.

Authorities said Mechem was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the wreck, deputies said. Emergency medical personnel determined Mechem had died from his injuries.

Justin Mechem reportedly was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the wreck. It wasn’t immediately clear if he was ejected from the vehicle in the crash.

Reports state Mechem’s passenger, identified by the sheriff’s department only as a 38-year-old Midland man, was not injured in the car accident.

Investigators have not said whether factors such as speed, inattentive driving or intoxication are thought to have contributed to the incident. Authorities continue to investigate the wreck.

Friends of Mechem’s immediately began posting tributes to the late Midland man on Facebook. “You were a great father, son, brother, uncle and friend,” wrote one person. “Hard to believe (you’re) gone brother,” another wrote. “Fly high now.”

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