Killeen Police Investigate a Single-Vehicle Fatality on Roy Reynolds

Killeen, TX (January 28, 2026): Investigators with the Killeen Police Department Traffic Unit are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash on Roy Reynolds Drive.

On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at approximately 5:49 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 400 block of N. Roy Reynolds Drive in reference to a single-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers discovered a vehicle that had crashed into a utility pole.

The preliminary investigation indicates a silver Volvo SUV was traveling southbound in the 500 block of Roy Reynolds Drive when it accelerated suddenly and left the roadway. The vehicle struck a utility pole, severing a portion of the pole, then rolled over and came to rest.

The male driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson at 5:50 a.m. An autopsy has been ordered and will be conducted at the Southwest Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Traffic investigators expect a prolonged closure of Roy Reynolds Drive while the investigation and clean-up operations are completed.

The Killeen Police Department’s Traffic Unit continues to investigate this fatality, and no further details are available at this time.

Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department