Man Killed in Four-Wheeler Accident

RUSK COUNTY � Authorities say a man has died in a four-wheeler mishap in eastern Rusk County. Sheriff�s deputies were dispatched to County Road 304 Thursday night around 10:00 in reference to the accident. A witness at the scene said he and the victim, Hugh Aubrey Jones, 63, of Henderson, were raccoon hunting on four-wheelers when the accident happened.

The witness told authorities that their dogs had treed a raccoon, and he moved in ahead of the victim to follow the dogs. Jones never arrived at the tree, so the witness went back to look for him. The witness found the victim on the ground pinned underneath his four-wheeler. The witness summoned help from a nearby friend, and they managed to remove the four-wheeler off Jones. The inquest was conducted by Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Joe Sorrells, who has ordered an autopsy.