SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas — The Odessa Police Department is mourning the death of Shelby County Deputy Matthew Pierson, who died in a traffic crash Tuesday in San Augustine County.
OPD Corporal Steven LeSueur told NewsWest 9 that the crash involved an 18-wheeler. He had no more information about the accident.
"The Odessa Police Department would like to express their condolences to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and family of Fallen Deputy Matthew Pierson," LeSueur said.
OPD will be wearing "mourning bands" over their badges this week in remembrance of Deputy Pierson.
The flags in front of OPD were lowered at half-staff.
A Texas of Department Public Safety accident report obtained by NewsWest 9 broke down what happened to Pierson in the fatal crash.
According to Southeast Texas Region DPS, at approximately 7:30 a.m., William Lyons, 54, driving a 2014 Peterbilt truck tractor semi-trailer, was traveling west on S.H. 103.
Deputy Pierson, operating a marked patrol unit, was going north on S.H. 147 and failed to yield to the truck tractor, striking the trailer portion of it.
Deputy Pierson was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.
Lyons was not injured in the crash.