Irving police officer, Army veteran dies in off-duty crash
An Irving police officer has died after being involved in a crash while he was off-duty this week.
The Irving Police Department said there was a multi-vehicle accident on Nov. 15 involving Officer Jerome Scholz.
The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. in the 7800 block of Valley View Lane at I-635 in Irving.
IPD said Scholz was on a motorcycle that was involved in the crash. He was taken to a local hospital where he died about an hour later. He was 38 years old.
Although IPD is still investigating the crash, the department said preliminary investigation suggests the other driver failed to yield to the right-of-way while turning.
Scholz was off-duty at the time of the crash.
He was a five-year veteran of the police department and before joining IPD, he was also a veteran of the U.S. Army.
IPD said funeral arrangements and more information will be released at a later time.