TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Cherokee County Fatal

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

Date & Time: 1/23/2022  11:55 PM

County: Cherokee

Location: FM 346, approximately eight miles west of Bullard, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph

Vehicle 1: 2018 Dodge Charger

Driver 1:

Juan Munoz Pinales, male, 31 YOA, of Rusk, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Pedestrian: Deceased

Tony L. Boswell, male, 43 YOA, of Bullard, TX.

Transported to UT-Health East Texas – Tyler

Pronounced by: Judge James Meredith (1:37 am 01/24/2022)

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 was traveling south on FM 346. At the same time, a pedestrian was walking south on FM 346 in the roadway with his back to traffic. Unit 1 struck the pedestrian.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper Tyson Metzig,  DPS Jacksonville