Robert Williams Dies After Pedestrian Collision on Highway 59 | Carthage, TX | August 6, 2025

On August 6, 2025, 36-year-old Robert Williams of Carthage, Texas, was fatally injured after being struck by a vehicle in Panola County. Authorities reported that the incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. on Highway 59 South near the Loop before Spring Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The Panola County Sheriff’s Office was already responding to a separate report of an 18-wheeler towing military equipment and driving recklessly when Williams reportedly ran across the roadway and was struck by a passing vehicle.

Emergency medical services transported Williams to a nearby hospital by air, where he succumbed to his injuries the following day. The Carthage Police Department continues to lead the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision. No further details have been released regarding the driver or contributing factors at this time.