Jarrod Reed Dead, Adelita Martinez and 6 Hurt in 6-Vehicle Crash in Henderson County

Jarrod Reed Killed, Adelita Martinez and 6 Injured in Henderson County Crash on FM 85 Saturday night

Henderson County, Texas (June 26, 2018) – One person was killed and seven other people were injured in a six-vehicle collision in Henderson County Saturday night, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported.
The deadly accident took place at about 9:45 p.m. Saturday, June 23 on Farm-To-Market Road 85, about a mile west of Seven Points.
According to the DPS, Robin Bice, 32, of Gun Barrel City was driving an SUV eastbound on FM 85 behind an unknown vehicle.
The SUV then rear-ended the unidentified vehicle, causing the SUV to spin into the westbound lane where it struck two motorcycles driven by Jarrod Reed, 49, of Scurry, and Stephen Hamilton, 48, of Gun Barrel City.
Two additional motorcycles, operated by 32-year-old Cervando Valenzuela of Longview, and Jose Valenzuela, 29, of Longview, took evasive action by laying down their bikes.
Reed was declared dead at the scene by Judge Kevin Pollock. His body was transported to Eubanks Funeral Home in Mabank.  His passenger, identified as Adelita Martinez, 52, of Scurry was transported to a Tyler hospital with serious injuries.
Bice was transported to an Athens hospital with serious injuries.  Two juvenile passengers in Bice’s vehicle, ages 3 and 10, were not injured.
Hamilton and his passenger, identified as Candice Hinsley, 39, of Gun Barrel City, and Cervando Valenzuela, were injured but did not require hospitalization.
Jose Valenzuela and his passenger Sarah Fife, 34, of Kilgore, both were taken to a Tyler hospital with serious injuries.
None of the motorcyclists were wearing helmets at the time of the crash.
The unidentified vehicle fled the scene.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.