A man from The Woodlands who killed a Livingston High school senior in a Sept. 24, 2021 hit-and-run collision pleaded guilty to a charge of murder Monday in the 258th District Court. Roy Grant Wagner, 44, entered the plea before Visiting Judge Suzanne Stovall and received a 15-year prison sentence.
Cole Edward Overstreet, 18, of Livingston, had left Livingston High School to take a classmate home when his vehicle was struck by Wagner’s vehicle which crossed the centerline on FM 350 South near Kate Lowe Road. A member of the Livingston Royal Brigade Marching Band, Overstreet had just returned to the high school band hall following Livingston’s Homecoming football game.
Wagner fled the scene and was later charged with failure to stop and render aid resulting in death, unlawful carrying a weapon and possession of marijuana.
Though his criminal history reflects multiple arrests for driving while intoxicated, he has only served time once previously – for eight days – with the other charges all resulting in probation.
