TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Rusk County Fatal

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1               Number of Injured: 0                     Number killed: 1

Date & Time: 12/25/2021  6:35 PM

County: Rusk

Location: US 259, approximately five miles south of Henderson, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph

Vehicle 1:  2017 Ford, F-150

Driver 1:

Alex Clayton Coursey, male, 21 YOA of New Caney,  TX

Pedestrian: Deceased

Edmon Lynard Howard, male, 43 YOA, of Henderson, TX

Pronounced by:  JP Pat McCrory at the scene.

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling north on US-259. A pedestrian was standing on or near the fog line next to a pickup truck that was broken down.  The pedestrian was struck by Unit 1.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Dustin Nichols, DPS Henderson.