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Jessie Perez
Gender : Male
Age : 42
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/22/2025
Location : West U.S. Highway 180 and North Avenue V
City : Lamesa
County : Dawson
State : Texas
Agency : Dawson County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 22, 2025, around 12:30 p.m., Dawson County Sheriff's Deputy Jessie Perez, 42, was conducting a traffic stop on West U.S. Highway 180 near North Avenue V in Lamesa, Texas. During the stop, a passing commercial vehicle threw debris that struck Perez. He was transported to Lamesa Medical Arts Hospital and pronounced dead at 1:44 p.m. Perez had been with the department for eight months and also served as a city council member in O'Donnell and as a firefighter and EMS member. The Texas Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcbd.com/2025/04/22/dawson-county-sheriffs-deputy-killed-by-debris-passing-vehicle-during-traffic-stop
https://www.mywesttexas.com/news/article/dawson-deputy-jesse-perez-killed-20289266.php
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sheriffs-deputy-killed-flying-debris-230432318.html
