TX TX - Jason Landry, 21, en route from TSU to home, car found crashed at Luling, 14 Dec 2020

[LorMitt]

I'm confused why he even would have been on that road to begin with? These are both routes from Texas State to Missouri City. The street view of the road he was on reminds me of "typical" Texas "country roads." They usually have no street lights and would be incredibly dark at night.

ETA: the Salt Flat Road runs between the first two routes. both would require toll if he were trying to avoid that.

Just googling, it looks like if he maybe took the TX 142E route through Lockhart, he would have been right in the Salt Flat Rd. area on his way to 183/I-10 connection to Houston. A longer route by 10 minutes but probably more populated. I'm in the Austin area. I'm very familiar with 183 and I-10 to Houston but not Tx 142. I just hope he's found safe.

 

[SAMS]

Do we know if his keys were found in the ignition or elsewhere in the car? Also, wondering if his cell was dead when they found it. MOO

 

[mlhenn]

Do we know if his keys were found in the ignition or elsewhere in the car? Also, wondering if his cell was dead when they found it. MOO

According to these two links, his keys were found in the car, but nothing really indicates whether in the ignition or not.

Missouri City family pleads for prayers after Texas State student goes missing

Jason Landry Missing: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

 

[CharadeYouAre]

Do we know if his keys were found in the ignition or elsewhere in the car? Also, wondering if his cell was dead when they found it. MOO

KPRC2 Jacob Rascon

This doesn’t quite answer your question, but it mentions that the phone was found lodged under a seat. <modsnip>

 

[mlhenn]

I’m curious the distance from his wrecked car to the abandoned house where dogs picked up his scent...

 

[MassGuy]

Little clip of his father saying that his son was in a car crash, he walked away from that car crash, he’s hurt, he’s alone, and he’s out here.

TONIGHT on @cbsaustin: 21-year-old Jason Landry, a Texas State student, is still missing tonight, after authorities found his car crashed an abandoned on a rural road outside of Luling. His father, Kent Landry, spoke with me as he was out again searching for answers.

https://twitter.com/gabrielavtv/status/1339056120539852801?s=21

 

[CharadeYouAre]

Search continues for missing Texas State student

Jason‘s family was told that his car was found around 12:30 Monday morning by a volunteer firefighter who was returning from a call. The family was also told that about an hour earlier an oil field worker drove by the same spot and did not see a thing. Dogs tracked a scent indicating Jason was walking back toward Luling. After about a quarter of a mile, the trail disappeared.

 

[mlhenn]

Search continues for missing Texas State student

Teams made up of local authorities as well as Equusearch focused on a remote area northeast of Luling. Much of it is around a large oil field that dates back to the 1920s
It’s a place where someone could easily get lost according to Felix Cortinas who has a deer lease nearby. "A lot of old wells, saltwater disposal, old wells that were never even capped or cemented just holes and a lot of creeks, a lot of steep banks," he said.

That’s something that just adds to the worry for me!

 

[mlhenn]

Father of missing Texas State student continues searching for answers

•Jason’s Nissan Altima crashed and was abandoned along Salt Flat Road, roughly 10 minutes away from downtown Luling.
•They’ve had helicopters, drones
•they’re investigating all the ponds and the rivers, and the creeks
•There are horse teams & dog teams going. They found some scents and are trying to make sense out of it.
•LE believe Jason ran off the road and crashed, but he was still able to get out of his car.
•Authorities do not suspect foul play or that alcohol was involved.
•multiple agencies have assisted in the search including Texas Search and Rescue, Department of Emergency Management, Luling PD, Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Parks and Wildfire, Weimer PD and a couple of officers from Texas State.

The dad’s thoughts:
Kent believes his son may have ended up in the rural road accidentally while using a navigation app. Once on the road, he believes his son could have been startled by an animal or could not see the road clearly. He also thinks it is possible his son could have suffered from some type of concussion in the crash.

“Oh without a question,” said Kent. “Because [the car] actually ended up going sideways and hitting trees on his driver’s sidethere’s no side impact airbags on his car, it’s an old car.”

 

[SimplyCass]

This might sound a bit flippant, but adrenaline is incredible, that flight-or-fight response (hopefully this is the right term). I was once on a jury of a trial where the defendant, trying to flee the police, crashed onto the shoulder of a freeway, flipped over at least once, but got out and ran (and wasn't apprehended). I just hope that Jason is OK, found some place warm to shelter.

 

[California Sunset]

Jason Landry Missing: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

 

[California Sunset]

So this is what Google Maps shows...definitely a scary situation with his car wrecked and his stuff still inside. Hope he is sheltered somewhere warm.

Thank you. I tried to put a map up but couldn't figure out how to do it.

 

[California Sunset]

this is unnerving. did he get disoriented and run? or was he taken?

I wondered about this myself. Another thing I wondered about is, did they check thoroughly enough nearby? Maybe he made it out of the car but collapsed nearby, or maybe he was thrown. What if he isn't that far from the car but unable to call for help?
So, he was tracked to a nearby abandoned house, and then nothing. Well, there's another place to further search.
I just feel like he didn't cause this accident. Accident? What if someone went road rage on him? What if someone asked for a ride and that's why he was on an odd road. What if, What if, What if. Sorry. Lots of ideas, no concrete evidence here.

 

[California Sunset]

By Texas standards, Luling is not too far from Texas State.

News report said about 35 miles.

 

[California Sunset]

Does anyone think he hit an animal, maybe a deer, or slammed on his brakes to miss one? What are the odds there was another vehicle behind him?

 

[spaceycasey]

Just googling, it looks like if he maybe took the TX 142E route through Lockhart, he would have been right in the Salt Flat Rd. area on his way to 183/I-10 connection to Houston. A longer route by 10 minutes but probably more populated. I'm in the Austin area. I'm very familiar with 183 and I-10 to Houston but not Tx 142. I just hope he's found safe.

Thank you for this. I live in SE Houston. Although, I've driven many Texas routes, there are so many. I used to drive Pearland (SE Houston) to Lubbock, and also took odd routes to avoid Dallas and Austin traffic. I hope he is found safe as well. I feel confident since Texas EquuSearch is already on it. Texas doesn't need another tragedy. We've had enough this year.

 

[TeaTime]

Same thing happened to Shane Fell in LA. Single car crash, called his brother to come get him and disappeared into the ether.

 

[uburoi1]

So what happened to him? All or in part? Best guess, or educated surmise?

 

[swedeheart]

There was another recent case that was very similar to this one. The man’s car was found crashed, and blood was found inside. If I recall, he was found many days later in a nearby body of water.

Hopefully they can find Jason before it’s too late.

Yep. Matthew Lang in Bend, OR. Very similar circumstances.

Found Deceased - OR - Matthew Lang, 33, Bend, 27 Oct 2020 *car found badly crashed*

 

[Dallas Volunteer]

https://twitter.com/TEXSAR1/status/1339084695607324672?s=19

TEXSAR Members continue to aid local authorities in the search for Jason Landry in Caldwell County. Many TEXSAR members have traveled across the state to serve in this time of need. Keep encouraging and praying for the Landry family, the first responders, and all involved.