Three people have died after being struck by vehicles in Longview in the first half of October 2026, two of them in the same block of West Marshall Avenue. Our thoughts are with each of their families, and with a community that is asking how to keep the people who walk our streets safe.
The most recent happened Thursday night, October 15. According to the Longview Police Department, a man was struck in the 4100 block of West Marshall Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. and later died at a Longview hospital. Police said he failed to yield the right of way. His name had not been released, and no charges had been filed as of the next day. (Longview News-Journal)
What Officials Have Shared
- October 1: A man was struck and killed in the 4100 block of West Marshall Avenue. Police later arrested a driver on a charge of accident involving death.
- October 6: A pedestrian was struck and killed in the 1500 block of Alpine Road. Police arrested a driver on a charge of collision involving death.
- October 15: A man was struck in the 4100 block of West Marshall Avenue and later died.
- Responding agency: Longview Police Department
Making West Marshall Avenue Safer
West Marshall Avenue is one of Longview's main east-west corridors, lined with businesses, apartments and bus stops, with multiple lanes and long gaps between signalized crossings. Many people who live nearby walk it every day to get to work, stores or a ride, often after dark. Two deaths in the same block within two weeks is a pattern worth a closer look at lighting, crossings and speeds along that stretch.
Drivers can help by slowing down on Marshall Avenue at night, watching the shoulders and turn lanes, and never driving impaired or distracted. People on foot can help themselves by crossing at signals when possible and wearing light or reflective clothing. Residents who see a dangerous crossing or a dark stretch of road can raise it with the City of Longview and TxDOT, and community input is often what gets a crosswalk or new lighting built.
How You Can Help
Anyone with information about any of these incidents can contact the Longview Police Department. Checking on neighbors who walk to work, or offering a ride on a dark evening, can matter more than we realize.
Resources for Families
- Crash report: Texas crash reports (CR-3) can be purchased through TxDOT's Crash Report Online Purchase System, usually a week or two after the crash, or requested from the Longview Police Department.
- Hospitals: Injured people in Longview are usually treated at CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center or Longview Regional Medical Center.
- Your rights: A police finding that a pedestrian failed to yield is not always the full picture. Texas law lets an injured person or family recover as long as the person hurt was not more than 50 percent at fault, and drivers still have a duty to keep a proper lookout. In a hit-and-run, a family's own uninsured motorist coverage may apply. There is no need to make any decisions right away.
More information: our Longview office at 1125 Judson Road, pedestrian safety and claims and Longview wrongful death. For more updates from Tyler, Longview and Dallas, visit Safer Texas Communities.
Safer Texas Communities is a community safety project of Roberts & Roberts. This update is based on information released by officials, manufacturers and local news outlets at the time of publication, and details may change. We do not name the people involved unless officials have released their names, and we never contact families because of a news report. To request a correction or removal, please contact us.
