Person Injured, Mark Jackson Arrested after Temple Pedestrian Crash on East Adams Avenue

Temple, Texas (December 27, 2018) – A person was hospitalized after a Christmas Eve hit-and-run pedestrian crash that led to the arrest of the driver involved in Temple.
According to a report by the Temple police, officers responded to the incident around 7:02 p.m. December 24 in the 300 block of East Adams Avenue.
Police said the driver fled the scene after hitting the pedestrian, who was taken to Baylor Scott and White Medical Center-Temple. The victim’s injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Police later arrested Mark Braxton Jackson, 52, in connection with the hit-and-run. He was charged with failure to stop and render aid at the scene of an injury accident.