Your Help Needed to Identify Victim

EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY, July 16, 2010 - Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace James Metts joins the Texas Department of Public Safety in seeking information regarding the identify a woman killed in an overnight accident on Hwy 105.

She was walking alone in the westbound lane of Hwy 105 near Duck Creek Rd. a little before 3 a.m. when a hotshot truck (a two- axle truck pulling a gooseneck trailer) struck her. She was already deceased when medics arrived. The truck was disabled, with a busted radiator. However, the driver, 39-year-old James Steven Spurlin was uninjured. Judge Metts responded to the scene where he conducted an inquest and ordered the remains transported to the Dallas Forensic Center for an autopsy.

DPS Trooper Oelsner responded to conduct the accident investigation. DPS Sgt. Barnhill confirmed that Spurlin stated by the time he saw the woman on the darkened roadway, he was unable to avoid striking her.

The deceased had no identification on her person and a search of the area also provided no clues as to her identity. She was not carrying a purse, wallet or cell phone, and had no ID in her clothing.

The woman is described as a white female, 18 to 25 years old, with shoulder length straight brown hair and brown eyes, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing approximately 125 to 130 pounds. She had a colored butterfly tattoo just below the right side of her buttocks. She was wearing blue jeans, tennis shoes and a tank top, with a few pieces of costume jewelry that were not distinctive.

Anyone who thinks they may know the identity of the deceased should call DPS Communications at 936-442-2831.

UPDATE, 7-15-2010 - The Texas Department of Public Safety has positively identified the young woman who was struck and killed while walking in the lane of traffic on Hwy 105. The deceased was 16-year-old Felicia Michelle Minix of Houston. Miss Minix was under the care of Child Protective Service and had run away from a foster home.

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