Authorities Identify Pedestrian Struck by Car

LONGVIEW — Longview police are continuing to investigate an early morning car/pedestrian accident that sent a man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. He is identified as John Paul Jones, 37, of Longview. Officers were dispatched shortly before 6:00 Wednesday morning to the intersection of Estes Parkway and Gilmour Road in connection with a victim who had been struck by a vehicle. Officers said at one point, they were told that the man had died. They were later notified that doctors were able to revive him. The man was reportedly walking in the roadway in dark clothing when he was hit. The car’s driver was not ticketed for any traffic violations.