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Fraylan LaCharles Hawkins

Age : 16

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/02/2022

Location : County Road 269 between County Road 270 and Park Street

City : Snook

County : Burleson

State : Texas

Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Passenger killed during traffic-stop pursuit; a Texas DPS trooper stopped the BMW in which Hawkins was riding for failure to signal a turn and a registration violation.
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NARRATIVE:
On 03/02/2022, 16-year-old Fraylan LaCharles Hawkins of Snook was killed while riding as a back-seat passenger in a 2007 BMW that crashed during a Texas Department of Public Safety pursuit in Burleson County, Texas. His fellow back-seat passenger, 17-year-old Keelee Wilson, was also killed.
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At approximately 1:15 p.m., a Texas DPS trooper conducted a traffic stop on the BMW, driven by 18-year-old Frederick Hawkins, in Snook. Later DPS reporting established that the trooper stopped the vehicle for failure to signal a turn and a registration violation.
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The driver initially stopped and spoke with the trooper but then drove away. Police pursued the BMW onto County Road 269. Contemporary and later reporting describe the ensuing pursuit as high-speed.
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On County Road 269 between County Road 270 and Park Street, the driver lost control of the BMW. The vehicle left the roadway and crashed sideways into a tree.
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Fraylan Hawkins and Keelee Wilson were pronounced dead at the scene by Burleson County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Bill Orsak. Driver Frederick Hawkins and 17-year-old front-seat passenger Ashauntie Lister suffered serious injuries and were transported to St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Texas Department of Public Safety did not publicly identify the trooper who initiated the traffic stop and pursuit.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://kwhi.com/2022/03/03/driver-identified-in-pursuit-leading-to-fatal-crash-near-snook/
https://www.kbtx.com/2022/03/03/snook-isd-provides-mental-health-resources-students-staff-following-students-fatal-crash/
https://kwhi.com/2023/03/18/snook-man-indicted-for-murder/
https://kwhi.com/2024/12/06/snook-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-multiple-charges/