Cleburne man struck, killed by patrol car driven by Johnson County deputy near Keene

A Johnson County sheriff’s deputy struck and killed a man who may have been hitch hiking, shortly after midnight Friday on U.S. 67 in Keene.

The man was identified as Rufus Wilson, 57, of Cleburne, by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office, where he was taken after the crash.

Wilson had been standing in the roadway when he was struck by the 2009 Dodge Charger patrol car driven by Deputy A. Jones, according to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol.

The deputy was traveling northeast on the highway when Wilson was struck, the report stated.

Keene police and the sheriff’s department were in the area in response to a report of a hitch hiker waving his arms at passing motorists, according to a report by WFAA.com.

The website also reported that Sheriff Bob Alford called the incident an unfortunate accident and sent condolences to Wilson’s family.

The sheriff’s office will conduct its own investigation, WFAA.com reported.

-- Bill Miller

Comments

[jeff marshall]

ya sheriff kills someone it is an accindent if anyone else did that it would be muder and you would be locked up so what i see the investigation is over per the coment "Sheriff Bob Alford called the incident an unfortunate accident"

[MP]

He could of been having a medical emergency,trying to get some assistance, or been the victim of a crime. NOw we'll probably never know.

[PARACLETLISTENER]

Why dont we wait until we hear the whole story???