September 30, 2023 - Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers are investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred on Farm-to-Market Road 2694, near the 760-mile marker, that occurred, September 29, 2023.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 9:10am, a 2011 GMC pickup driven by Samuel Furlow, 64, of Shelbyville was traveling west. It is reported that the pickup was traveling over a hilltop and struck a pedestrian that was walking in the westbound lane.
Furlow was not reported to have been injured.
The pedestrian, identified as Bobby Cassell, 60, of Shelbyville, was pronounced deceased on scene by a Justice of the Peace.
This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
