Around 2:00 this afternoon, The Jefferson County Correctional Facility Staff was notified of an auto/pedestrian wreck on Hwy 69 South bound in front of the jail. JCCF Medical Staff responded to administer first aid, however, the pedestrian was deceased. JCSO staff recognized the victim as a male who had been released from the jail earlier.
TxDPS is conducting the wreck investigation. TxDPS will handle the identification and notification of next of kin.
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8/19/2019 5:11 PM
Crystal Holmes, PIO
cholmes@co.jefferson.tx.us