Killeen Police Investigate a Crash Fatality on Fort Hood Street

Killeen, TX (March 22, 2021): A 21-year-old male is deceased from an early morning crash

On Monday, March 22, 2021, at approximately 6:07 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Fort Hood Street and Westover Drive in reference to a major crash. Upon the officers’ arrival, they located one of the drivers pinned in his vehicle.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a blue Nissan Sentra was traveling southbound in the inside lane in the 1500 block of S. Fort Hood Street, when a white Ford F150 pickup traveling northbound in the inside lane, went into the southbound lanes, and collided with the Nissan. Both vehicles came to a rest in the grassy portion of the west side of Fort Hood Street. The driver of the Ford was transported to Baylor Scott and White in serious condition. The driver of the Nissan was transported to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in critical condition.

The driver of the Nissan, Brandon Waterbury, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 8:17a.m., by Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson.

This investigation is ongoing and at this time no other information will be released.

Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department