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