VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating after a body was found near Interstate 20 in Van Zandt County.
According to DPS, around 4 p.m., on Monday, troopers responded to a report by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) road crews of a body they discovered while cleaning debris from the grass on the south side of I-20, just west of Canton.
The body has been identified as Joshua Hammond, 39, of Canton.
An investigation is under way to determine the cause of death.