PINE FOREST, Texas — A GoFundMe has been set up to help with medical expenses for a teen injured in a single-vehicle crash.
The crash happened Friday, April 7, 2023 on Farm-to-Market Road 1131, at the 438-mile marker near Pine Forest, according to a news release from The Texas Department of Public Safety.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above previously aired in an April 7, 2023 newscast.)
Preliminary investigation reveals that at around 1:30 p.m. a Ford pickup being driven by Patrick Wright, 17, was traveling south east. Troopers believe Wright was speeding at the time of the crash, but is unknown the exact rate of speed at which Wright was driving.
Due to the rainy weather, Wright went off the road to the left, where he hit a tree and a vent line belonging to the Trecora pipeline, according to the release.
Wright was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont for treatment.
The GoFundMe page was set up by the mother, Stephanie Guthrie, of one of Wright's coworkers.
On the page, the organizer states Wright broke both femurs, which he had surgery on already.
His feet will also need surgery, but that won't be done until another couple of weeks. Wright's spleen was also injured, according to the GoFundMe.
Wright is a junior at Vidor High School.
From a Texas Department of Public Safety news release:
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers are investigating a single-vehicle crash on Farm-to-Market Road 1131, at the 438-mile marker near Pine Forest, that occurred today, April 7, 2023.
The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 1:30 p.m., a Ford pickup was traveling south-east. It is reported that the driver was traveling at a speed which was unsafe, due to the inclement weather, and traveled off the road to the left, where he struck a tree and a vent line belonging to the Trecora pipeline.
The driver, identified as 17-year-old Patrick Wright of Vidor, was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.
This is an ongoing investigation, and no additional information is available at this time.
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