BEAUMONT, Texas — The Beaumont Police Department is looking for more information about the driver who struck and killed a man Friday night.
Beaumont police officers responded to the auto-pedestrian accident on East Lucus and Pine Burr around 11:45 p.m. When the officers arrived, 26-year-old Joseph Wayne Turner of Beaumont was lying on a sidewalk. He was pronounced dead on the scene, according to a police report.
Detectives received information about a dark-colored vehicle leaving the area where Turner was struck. The department is urging anyone with information on the accident to come forward.
News release from Beaumont Police...
On Friday, September 4, 2020, at 11:48 p.m. Beaumont Police responded to E. Lucas at Pine Burr in reference to an auto-pedestrian accident. Officers arrived and located a male victim lying on the sidewalk who was pronounced deceased on scene.
Detectives obtained information about a dark colored vehicle leaving the scene and are urging the public to come forward with any information reference this auto-pedestrian fatality.
The victim was identified as Joseph Wayne Turner, age 26 from Beaumont
If you have any information, please contact the Beaumont Police Department 409-832-1234 or Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at 409-833-TIPS (8477).
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This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
