Name: Jay Hinkie
Rank: Assistant Fire Chief
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 25
Date of Incident: 08/02/2017
Time of Incident: 1603hrs
Date of Death: 08/02/2017
Fire Department: Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Address: 490 Payne RD, Silsbee, TX 77656-2700
Fire Department Chief: Robin Jones
Incident Description: Assistant Fire Chief Jay Hinkie was struck in the roadway by a passing vehicle while he operated at the scene of a single vehicle rollover. As firefighters were cleaning up the scene, Hinkie was walking with traffic in the westbound lanes of FM418 near Ruby Lane when he was struck. Chief Hinkie was rushed to a hospital in Beaumont where he succumbed to his injuries. The fatal accident remains under investigation by authorities.
Incident Location: Farm to Market Rd 418 & Ruby Ln, Silsbee, TX 77656
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