TX Man Accidently Kills a Pedestrian and Drives His Body To Work

What authorities are calling an accident, had one Longview man experience a terrifying end. 

JUST ANOTHER DAY

One Longview man started his morning doing the same routine many other people do every workday. He entered his SUV without any trouble, pulled out of his driveway, and made his way to work.

The drive to work was as normal as any other day, the Longview man did not notice anything out of the norm as he continued his way to work. However, according to authorities, the Longview man had accidentally been involved in a very serious incident, without even knowing it, at the time. 

A VERY DISTURBING ACCIDENT

It turned out, on his way to work the man had hit a pedestrian and did not even realize it. Not knowing he had hit someone, the man continued driving, until he finally made it to work.

HOW THE BODY WAS DISCOVERED

He arrived to work around 8 am, and as he got out of the car he made a terrifying discovery. The pedestrian's body was on the roof of the man's SUV. According to Robby Cox, Gregg County Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4, the driver of an SUV didn’t realize he had hit someone and kept driving to work.

Police arrive and the man was pronounced dead just after 8 am, according to the Justice of the Peace.

CAR-RELATED DEATHS IN TEXAS

• 239,539 persons were injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2021. 
• Pedestrian fatalities totaled 824 in 2021. This is a 15.24% increase from 2020. 
• There were no deathless days on Texas roadways in 2021.