TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Cherokee County Fatal

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

Date & Time: 1/11/2022  2:20 AM

County: Cherokee

Location: SH 135, approximately one mile northeast of Jacksonville, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph

Vehicle 1:  1995 Chevrolet Silverado

Driver 1: Deceased

Juan A. Rios, male, 20 YOA, of Jacksonville, TX.

Pronounced by: JP Phillip Grimes, at the scene.

Seatbelt: No

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling northeast on SH 135 around a right hand curve and at an unsafe speed.  Unit 1 failed to negotiate the curve and left the northwest side of the road striking a pipe fence.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Sean Smith,  DPS Jacksonville