Overview

• Late Monday around 9 p.m., the trooper was driving on FM 945 near FM 2025 to assist San Jacinto County deputies.
• After crossing the East Fork of the San Jacinto River bridge and entering a curve, the patrol SUV left the roadway, struck a pine tree, and caught fire.
• Fire crews arrived to find the vehicle fully engulfed, and rescuers searched the area before authorities confirmed the trooper’s death.
• DPS investigators spent hours processing the scene as local officials offered condolences to the trooper’s family and colleagues.
• Authorities said additional details, including the trooper’s identity, will be released later, and reports note the crash occurred only feet from a separate recent fatal collision.