Staff report

Two occupants of a passenger vehicle were killed early Thursday after their vehicle crashed on Interstate 10 in Jefferson County.

The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the one-vehicle crash at 1:30 a.m. near FM 365.

DPS said in an issued statement that preliminary reports indicate the driver of the westbound Volkswagen lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons, left the roadway and rolled over before coming to a rest.

Justice of the Peace Ray Chesson pronounced both occupants dead at the scene.

The victims were listed as driver Thad Douglas, 38, and his female passenger, Jamie Brown, 35, both of Beaumont.

The crash remained under investigation Thursday afternoon as Troopers worked to determine the factors that contributed to this fatal crash.