Colby Cosper and Jan Cook ID’d as Two Killed in Jacksboro Crash on Highway 59

Jacksboro, Texas (August 4, 2018) – The two people who were killed Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle collision north of Jacksboro has been identified as Colby Charles Cosper, 25 of Clifton, Texas and Jan Russle Cook, 57 of Bowie, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Officials.
The deadly accident was reported at around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday, August 1 on Highway 59 twenty miles north of Jacksboro.
As per the DPS, Cosper was driving a 2017 Ford F-150 when he crossed over the center line while cresting a hill with a curve in the road.
Cosper’s vehicle then collided head-on with a 2018 Dodge Caravan operated by Cook, who was traveling on the southbound lanes of Highway 59.
Cook was declared dead at the scene. Cosper was airlifted to a Fort Worth area hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
DPS is investigating the crash.