Overview
- The deaths of Jeremy Jenkins, East Bernard ISD athletic director and head football coach, and his wife Brandy occurred in a crash on State Highway 60 on Saturday night, Aug. 15, and both were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Texas Department of Public Safety says a 2025 Tesla Model Y failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway to the east and overturned, and the agency’s investigation remains open.
- A Wharton County Constable’s Office entry reported a collision involving an 18-wheeler at the same location, a detail that conflicts with the DPS single-vehicle account and has not been publicly reconciled.
- East Bernard ISD has activated on-site counseling and support for students and staff, the booster club and community have issued public remembrances, and a GoFundMe for the Jenkins sons has drawn six-figure donations to help the family.
- Jenkins, 51, led East Bernard to a 20-7 record and a 2025 Class 3A Division II state semifinal appearance; the deaths come days into the school year and weeks before the Brahmas’ scheduled Aug. 28 season opener, leaving the program and three sons facing immediate change.