TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Gregg County Fatal Crash – 7/17/23

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1          Number of   Injured: 0                 Number killed: 2

Date & Time: 7/17/2023 & 6:15 A.M.

County: Gregg

Location: State Highway 42, .5 mile north of Kilgore, Texas

Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph

Vehicle 1: 2002 Chevrolet Silverado

Driver 1: Deceased

Jonathan D. Pepper, male, 35 YOA of Kilgore, Texas.

Seatbelt: No

Pronounced By: JP Bruce Dalme, on scene

Passenger: Deceased

Stacey L. King, male, 52 YOA of Longview, Texas.

Seatbelt: No

Pronounced By: JP Bruce Dalme, on scene

Description:

Preliminary investigation indicates that vehicle 1 was traveling south on State Highway 42. Vehicle 1 was traveling at a speed unsafe to negotiate an upcoming curve in the roadway and left the road, rolling over several times.

Weather Condition: Clear

Road Conditions: Dry

Investigated By: Trooper C. Chavez-Vega, DPS Longview

A preliminary crash report will be available for purchase online in 10 days. Link: https://cris.dot.state.tx.us/public/Purchase/crashReportSearch.htm

Adam Albritton, Sergeant

Texas Department of Public Safety

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