Mark McGowan Killed in Cherokee County Pedestrian Accident on State Highway 110 near Ponta

Cherokee County, Texas – The man who was killed Thursday night in a pedestrian accident in Cherokee County has been identified as Mark McGowan, 38, of Jacksonville, according to the Texas DPS.

The deadly accident happened around 10:15 p.m., February 15, on SH 110, near Ponta.

DPS said Harrison Carpenter, 24, of Bryan, was driving a pickup truck towing a trailer northbound when he struck McGowan who was walking southbound in the northbound lane.

McGowan was pronounced dead at the scene.

Carpenter was uninjured in the crash.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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