Driver to be charged with murder in fatal Henderson County auto-pedestrian crash

One person dead in Henderson County auto-pedestrian wreck
Published: May 30, 2018 at 12:37 PM CDT|Updated: May 30, 2018 at 3:24 PM CDT

HENDERSON COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - A driver in a fatal Henderson County auto-pedestrian crash will be charged with murder, according to the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.

A pedestrian was killed in the morning crash east of Eustace.

About 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, crews responded to the wreck in the 10000 block of Farm-to-Market Road 2709.

According to a preliminary crash report from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the person was struck by a 2000 Ford pickup. The identities of those involved have not been released at this time.

The sheriff's office said the driver remains in a hospital.

HCSO says no motive has been established at this time but the department has reason to believe the case is a domestic matter.

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