Killeen, TX – November 14, 2021, 24-year-old Brandon Cepeda was killed after exiting his disabled car and being hit by another vehicle on State Highway 195 in Killeen.
Authorities say the incident happened around 4:05 a.m. on the 16900 block of TX-195 north of the Lampasas River overpass. Preliminary investigation suggests Cepeda was in an Infiniti G35 that became disabled for unknown reasons in the outside lane of the northbound highway. He reportedly exited the car and was standing near it when a Hyundai Sonata approached from the south and hit both him and the Infiniti. After the impact the Hyundai crossed over the center median and stopped facing north in the southbound lanes.
Cepeda was fatally injured in the collision. The Hyundai driver was transported to a Temple hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
No further information is available at this time.