KBTX 3 reports that DPS Trooper Jerry Wayne Adamick Jr. died in the line of duty on Monday. The officer was en route to assist another agency with a call in San Jacinto County when his vehicle went off the road, struck a tree and caught fire. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Wednesday, law enforcement, in order to honor his service, lined the streets as a procession escorted his body back to his hometown of Huntsville.
