A 29-year-old Liberty man, Larry Jackson, was struck and killed around 9 p.m. Monday night while walking along S. Liberty Oilfield Road south of US 90 in Liberty.
According to Lt. Elaine Taylor, a spokesperson for Liberty Police Department, Jackson and Eddie Winters, 41, also of Liberty, were walking southbound in the northbound lane of travel at the time of the accident.
“A woman traveling southbound in a pickup truck was attempting to go around a slow-moving vehicle pulling a boat. As she came around the boat and entered the northbound lane, she struck the two men,” Taylor said.
Winters suffered an injury to his hand, Taylor said, and refused medical treatment at the scene. Jackson died at the scene. Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Stephen Hebert conducted an inquest and made the pronouncement of death at the crash site.
The female driver, who remained on the scene following the crash, told police she was driving home from work when the accident occurred.
“The driver said she didn’t see the two men. She was given a field sobriety test even though she showed no signs of impairment at all,” Taylor said. “No charges have been filed against her at this time.”
Liberty Fire Department also responded to the crash site. Allison Funeral Service in Liberty transported the victim’s body from the scene.
I don’t think there is a passing zone it’s a double yellow line
If that person was driving slow he was driving slow for a reason to keep from hitting them so why would she go around rushing if he was going slow he was going slow for a reason there needs to be more investigation
I agree. There needs to be more investigation. Why weren’t these two individuals walking at night without ant lighting or reflective clothing? Why were these two individuals walking in the middle of the road instead of off the road? Yes I agree there needs to be more investigation.
Facts we all need to keep pushing the fact
Yes please
Yes we need help getting justice
Watching do you know if they were even wearing protective clothing or had any type of light on them? Either way it doesn’t matter. The man that died has kids that are mourning the loss of their dad. Nothing else matters but the person being held accountable. Had she of not been driving like she was this man would still be alive today.
RIP Larry.
Obviously you don’t know the answers to these questions either. Hence the need for more investigation. How was she driving? No charges were pressed and no tickets were issued. So I guess we are in agreement that there needs to be more investigation.
Justice need to be served period
They did have a light but it was still daylight at 9:15pm so how in the hell they didn’t see them when it shows that they were walking on the right side and they were walking on the white line.
Exactly and how you try to pass someone in you in a curve I’m still not over that park and she walking free as a wild hog we need justice
They already had a problem with the two individuals from a previous mater.
Ok so why no body coming to the laws or the family and tell us the truth cause this is not right at all ppl know stuff but won’t tell nothing but let it would have been my nephew hit her it be a different out come so please make it make sense
But it like always nobody going to do shit Cruz it’s just a couple of black boys from the south liberty oilfield right.
That’s justices right.? And then lie about the woman stayed no she didn’t she left the seen.
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