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East Bernard High School Head Football Coach and Wife Killed in Crash
Counselors will be on-site this week as the district mourns Jeremy and Brandy Jenkins, who were remembered as educators, mentors and family.
- On Saturday, August 15, 2026, East Bernard ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Jeremy Jenkins and his wife, Brandy Jenkins, a teacher at East Bernard Junior High School, died in a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 60 in Wharton County.
- Texas Department of Public Safety officials reported the couple was traveling northbound on Highway 60 near County Road 210 when their vehicle overturned at approximately 10:07 p.m. Saturday; the investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
- Superintendent Courtney Hudgins wrote that the couple, survived by three sons, were "much more than their titles," describing them as "colleagues, educators, mentors, friends and family."
- The East Bernard Athletic Booster Club urged the community to support the Jenkins' three sons, pledging "We will wrap our arms around these boys, their family, our coaches and our athletes."
- East Bernard ISD will provide on-site counseling services this week for students and staff, while the district prepares for its first football game scheduled Friday, August 28, against Sweeny at home.
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East Bernard High School football coach and his teacher wife die in car crash
Jeremy and Brandy Jenkins, who are survived by three sons, were traveling northbound on Highway 60 in Wharton County on Saturday night when their vehicle overturned as they approached a curve, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Texas High School Football Coach, Wife Killed in Crash
EAST BERNARD, TX — East Bernard head football coach Jeremy Jenkins and his wife, Brandy, were killed in a vehicle crash Saturday night.The crash occurred a little after 10 p.m. on State Highway 60 in Wharton County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Learn More Here.
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