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Austin Cooley
Gender : Male
Age : 26
Race : White
Date : 12/08/2025
Location : State Highway 34 near County Road 2186
City : Greenville area
County : Hunt
State : Texas
Agency : Kaufman Police Department / South Hunt County Fire-Rescue
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Off-duty officer killed in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/08/2025, Austin Cooley, a 26-year-old Kaufman police officer and deputy chief of South Hunt County Fire-Rescue, was killed in a head-on motor vehicle crash while driving home from his night shift. According to Texas Department of Public Safety investigators, Cooley’s Honda Accord crossed into oncoming traffic on State Highway 34 near County Road 2186 and collided with a pickup truck. He died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/officer-deputy-fire-chief-new-father-killed-in-hunt-county-wrong-way-crash/3953668/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/kaufman-police-officer-killed-head-on-crash
