Jorge Rubio ID’d as Victim Killed in Rusk County Crash on Texas 322 near Lakeport

Rusk County, Texas (July 5, 2023) – The person who died in a crash last week on Thursday in Rusk County has been identified as Jorge Rubio, 36, of Jacksonville.

The deadly crash was reported at about 5:41 a.m. Thursday, June 29, on Texas 322, about five miles north of Lakeport.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a car, driven by Rubio, was heading southbound on Texas 322 when it veered into the opposite lane and hit a southbound vehicle, driven by Zachary Ray Whitehead, 25, of Longview.

Rubio was pronounced dead at the scene. Whitehead was transported to Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler.

No other details were provided.

An investigation into the crash is underway.

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