Odessan charged with Manslaughter following pedestrian death

Odessan struck and killed by vehicle during fight

An Odessa man was booked into the Ector County jail early Wednesday morning after police said he shoved another man into the road, causing him to be struck and killed by a passing vehicle. According to Corporal Steve LeSueur of the Odessa Police Department, Jeffery Jerome Light, 47, and Cody Wilkerson, 23, got into an altercation inside a vehicle and when they stopped at IH-20 and FM 1936, both got out. Investigators determined Light “recklessly…

Odessan charged with Manslaughter following pedestrian death

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ(0 The Odessa Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a vehicle-pedestrian crash that happened early Wednesday morning in southwest Odessa. 47-year-old Jeffery Jerome Light  has been charged with Manslaughter. According to an OPD report, around 3:42 a.m. on March 12, officers responded to Interstate 20 and FM 1936 in reference to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found 23-year-old C…

Man Charged with Manslaughter Following Fatal Incident in Odessa, Pushed Victim into Traffic – Texas Herald News – Texas News, covers news and events in Houston, Austin, West Texas

The Odessa Police Department has arrested 47-year-old Jeffery Jerome Light in connection to a fatal incident that occurred early Wednesday morning in Southwest Odessa. On March 12, 2025, at approximately 3:42 a.m., officers responded to IH-20 and FM 1936 regarding a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found a deceased male identified as 23-year-old Cody Wilkerson. Investigators determined that Light and Wilkerson …