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