Texas Department of Public Safety – Cherokee County Fatal Crash

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1 Number of Injured: 2 Number killed: 2
Date & Time: 12/19/2022 & 4:20 P.M.
County: Cherokee
Location: FM 241, 6 miles south of Rusk, Texas
Posted Speed Limit: 55 mph
Vehicle 1: 2016 Dodge Journey
Driver 1: Deceased
Scott R. Helm, male, 33 YOA of Rusk, Texas
Seatbelt: Yes
Pronounced By: JP Tony Johnson, on scene
Passenger: Deceased
Rocio Helm, female, 33 YOA of Rusk, Texas
Seatbelt: Yes
Pronounced By: JP Tony Johnson, on scene
Passenger: (female juvenile)
12 YOA, of Rusk, Texas
Seatbelt: Yes
Incapacitating injury, transported to Children’s Hospital in Dallas, Texas
Passenger: (female juvenile)
12 YOA, of Rusk, Texas
Seatbelt: Yes
Incapacitating injury, transported to Children’s Hospital in Dallas, Texas
Description:
Preliminary investigation indicates that vehicle 1 was traveling north on FM
241 at an unsafe speed and lost control on the wet roadway. Vehicle 1
entered into the southbound ditch where it collided with a culvert and rolled
over.
Weather Condition: Raining
Road Conditions: Wet
Investigated By: Trooper D. Lowery, DPS Jacksonville
A preliminary crash report will be available for purchase online in 10
days.
Link: https://cris.dot.state.tx.us/public/Purchase/crashReportSearch.htm
Sergeant Adam Albritton
Texas Department of Public Safety
Safety Education / Media Communications