Crosby man killed in auto accident

By BOBBY HORN JR.

CROSBY– A Crosby man was killed Friday, when his pickup left the road and crashed into a ditch.

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Department, Mark Emil Nicolella, 46, was driving west on Stroker Rd when he lost control of his GMC pickup as he tried to make a turn.

Investigators say that the truck drove into a ditch, breaking a fence post and coming to rest in a dirt embankment. Nicolella expired at the scene.

A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Nicolella was employed as a dispatcher for Last Trail Services.

A memorial fund for his daughter Ashley, has been established at the St. John Vianney Federal Credit Union, 625 Nottingham Oaks, Houston, Tx. 77079-6234.