Heather Avery

Gender : Female

Age : 48

Race : White

Date : 04/24/2026

Location : Interstate 10 near Mile Marker 830

City : Winnie

County : Chambers

State : Texas

Agency : Jefferson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Struck by tractor-trailer while directing traffic in construction zone

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/24/2026, Reserve Deputy Constable Heather Avery of the Jefferson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1 was killed while directing traffic in a highway construction zone on Interstate 10 near mile marker 830 east of State Highway 124 near Winnie. Avery, who was working an off-duty traffic control assignment in a marked Ford Explorer with its emergency lights activated, was struck from behind by an eastbound tractor-trailer. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Avery had served as a reserve deputy constable for four years and also worked as a firearms instructor. A civil lawsuit later alleged the truck driver was inattentive and traveling too fast for the work zone.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/27797-reserve-deputy-constable-heather-avery
https://www.police1.com/officer-down/texas-reserve-deputy-killed-while-directing-traffic-around-a-construction-site
https://kfdm.com/news/local/remembering-heather-avery