FATAL MAJOR AUTO PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT

(December 14,2021): The Nacogdoches Police Department responded to a major auto pedestrian accident on December 13, 2021 around 5:45 p.m. in the 4100 block of North St. Officers arrived to the scene and found an adult victim laying in the roadway that had been struck by a 2007 Chevy pickup that had been traveling northbound on North St. The victim was identified to be Eddie Simmons 67 years of age from Nacogdoches, Tx. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash by the Justice of the Peace. The NPD traffic division responded to the scene to investigate. Information at this time is the victim was attempting to cross the roadway when he was struck by the pickup. The driver of the pickup is cooperating with the investigation.