TEMPLE, TX (August 19, 2026) – The Temple Police Department has identified the deceased as 39-year-old Jaekeon Lee from Round Rock, TX.
This case is under investigation, and no other information will be released at this time. Anyone with information should contact the Temple Police Department at 254-298-5500 or the Bell County Crime Stoppers at 254-526-8477, where callers can report anonymously. Tips can also be submitted anonymously at bellcountycrimestoppers.com.
TEMPLE, TX (August 18, 2026) – The Temple Police Department is investigating a fatality traffic crash that left one individual deceased and one individual injured.
At around 12:46 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, officers were dispatched to the area of S Pea Ridge Road and Hogan Road for a traffic crash. Upon arrival, officers located a single vehicle that had rolled onto the side of the road. Preliminary investigation suggests the vehicle was traveling southbound at a high rate of speed, left the roadway, and rolled over.
The driver of the vehicle was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and later was pronounced deceased. The passenger of the vehicle was transported to the hospital with minor non-life-threatening injuries.
The Temple Police Department Traffic Reconstruction Unit will be investigating this crash.
This case is under investigation, and no other information will be released at this time. Anyone with information should contact the Temple Police Department at 254-298-5500 or the Bell County Crime Stoppers at 254-526-8477, where callers can report anonymously. Tips can also be submitted anonymously at bellcountycrimestoppers.com.