Police Investigate Fatal Traffic Accident

LONGVIEW — Police in Longview are continuing to investigate a fatal accident, and they have some additional information. Just before 10:00pm on May 3, officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Estes Parkway for an accident involving a pedestrian. When officers arrived they found the victim, Robert Wayne Mullins of Longview, lying in the roadway. Mullins, 51, was attempting to cross the roadway in a dimly lit area located away from the intersection. Mullins was struck by a Camry driven by 20 year-old Rebecca Ann Sheets of Tatum. Mullins was transported to a local hospital where he died.

Police have now learned that three black females stopped to help the victim but left before police arrived. Police are also looking for the driver of a white or light colored SUV that may have been involved in the accident. If you have any information regarding the accident or the driver of the SUV, you’re asked to contact the Longview Police Traffic Unit at 903-237-1196 or Officer Mike Grisham at 903-239-5516. If the caller wishes to remain anonymous, he or she can also contact Gregg County Crimestoppers at http://www.greggcountycrimestoppers.org or 903-236-STOP (7867).