Killeen Police Investigate a Pedestrian Fatality on Interstate 14

Killeen, TX (September 28, 2021): Investigators with the Killeen Police Traffic Unit are investigating a pedestrian fatality on Interstate 14.

On Sunday, September 26, 2021, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to I-14 between mile markers 284 and 285, in reference to a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Upon the officers’ arrival, they located a male lying in the roadway.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the male pedestrian was attempting to cross the eastbound lanes headed southbound when he was struck by a sedan, coming to a rest in the middle lane. The female driver of the sedan was transported to Seton Medical Center Harker Heights with minor injuries.

The victim, 34-year-old Christopher Nash, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene by Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson at 10:05 p.m.

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

Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department