TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Gregg County Fatal

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

Date & Time: 5/16/2022   3:34 AM

County: Gregg

Location: IH-20, approximately three miles southwest of Longview, TX.

Posted Speed Limit: 75 mph

Vehicle 1: 2017 Volvo truck-tractor towing a semi-trailer.

Pedestrian: Deceased

Johnny M. Powell, male, 60 YOA of Jackson, MI.

Pronounced by: Judge Tim Bryan at the scene.

Driver 1:

Rodney D. Slaughter, male, 25 YOA of Dallas, TX.

Seatbelt: Yes

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates the pedestrian had previously been driving eastbound on IH-20 when his vehicle ran off the roadway to the south, possibly due to unsafe speed for the wet roadway.  The pedestrian then walked north to IH-20. Unit 1 was traveling east on IH-20 and struck the pedestrian who had walked onto the roadway.

Weather Condition: Raining

Road Conditions: Wet

Investigated By: Trooper Joshua McCord, Longview DPS