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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
