Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Morgan Wright
Gender : Female
Age : 40
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2025
Location : Intersection of Third Street and Frank Street
City : Lufkin
County : Angelina
State : Texas
Agency : Lufkin Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/29/2025, a 16-year-old driver in a stolen Chevrolet truck was pursued by police through downtown Lufkin. The chase ended violently at the intersection of Third Street and Frank Street when the truck crashed into a Ford Explorer driven by Morgan Wright, 40. Wright suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to a Tyler hospital, where she died later that evening. Wright was a speech pathologist at Lufkin ISD and the wife of Wells ISD superintendent Friday Wright. She is survived by her husband and two young children.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktre.com/2025/09/30/pollok-woman-dies-following-downtown-lufkin-wreck
https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/lufkin-woman-hospitalized-teenager-accused-of-evading-police/501-21fda04d-6dc9-4b5b-ace9-c5bfe4d4953a
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/funeral-arrangements-set-lufkin-isd-183550673.html
https://www.facebook.com/lufkinpolicedepartment/posts/updatea-pollok-woman-died-monday-evening-in-a-tyler-hospital-from-injuries-susta/1096791155937306
