TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Rusk County Fatal
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2 Number of Injured: 3 Number killed: 4
Date & Time: 9/11/2022 2:50 a.m.
County: Rusk
Location: US 259 about 9 miles north of Henderson.
Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph
Vehicle 1: 2000 Dodge Ram 1500
Driver Vehicle 1: (Deceased)
Moises Rocha-Vanegas, 35, of Kilgore.
Transported to: Funeral home in Henderson
Pronounced by: Justice of the Peace Cindy Redmon
Seatbelt: No
Passenger: (Deceased)
Rosa Rodriguez,35, of Kilgore.
Transported to: Regional hospital in Tyler. Pronounced deceased at hospital.
Seatbelt: Yes
Vehicle 2: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado
Driver Vehicle 2: (Deceased)
Jesse Mueller, 29, of Henderson
Transported to: Funeral home in Henderson
Pronounced by: Justice of the Peace Cindy Redmon
Seatbelt: Yes
Passenger: (Deceased)
Male Juvenile
Transported to: Regional hospital in Shreveport LA. Pronounced deceased at hospital
Seatbelt: No
Passenger: (Incapacitating- Life Threatening)
Male Juvenile
Transported to: Regional hospital in Longview
Seatbelt: No
Passenger: (Incapacitating)
Male Juvenile
Transported to: Regional hospital in Longview
Seatbelt: Yes
Passenger: (Incapacitating)
Male Juvenile
Transported to: Regional hospital in Longview
Seatbelt: No
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates Vehicle one was traveling northbound, in the southbound lane of US 259. Vehicle two was traveling southbound. Vehicle one struck head-on with Vehicle two.
This crash is still under investigation and no additional information is currently available.
Weather Condition: Clear
Road Conditions: Dry
Investigated By: Trooper Toby Clifton, THP Henderson
A preliminary crash report will be available for purchase online in 10 days. Link: https://cris.dot.state.tx.us/public/Purchase/crashReportSearch.htm
Gregg Williams
Sergeant-Texas Department of Public Safety
