JASPER, Texas — A deputy and another driver were injured in a wreck involving a sheriff's office patrol unit late Sunday night in Jasper County.
The wreck happened at the intersection of U.S. Highway 190 and U.S. Highway 96 in Jasper according to a spokesperson from the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.
A 2018 Ford pickup was driving south on US 96 and a Jasper County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle was traveling east on US 190 shortly after 10 p.m. according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A vehicle going west reportedly did not stop at a red light on US 190, according to the release.
The patrol vehicle turned around, with its emergency light on, to stop the vehicle that ran the light and was hit by the Ford pickup.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: A video previously attached to this article may have given the impression that the Ford pickup ran a red light but that is incorrect.)
The deputy was taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital to be treated for non-life threating injuries the spokesperson said.
The driver of the pickup truck was also taken to Woodland Hospital in Lufkin and later transferred to a Tyler hospital for treatment but their condition is unknown.
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From a Texas Department of Public Safety release:
JASPER – Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred last night, December 11, 2022, at the intersection of U.S. 190 and U.S. 96.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 10:10 p.m., a 2018 Ford pickup was traveling south on U.S. 96. A Jasper County Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicle was traveling east on U.S. 190. A vehicle traveling west reportedly disregarded the red light on U.S. 190. The patrol vehicle then turned around to stop the vehicle, with the vehicle’s emergency lights activated, and was struck in the passenger side by the southbound Ford.
The driver of the Ford was transported to Woodland Heights Hospital in Lufkin and then transferred to a Tyler Hospital for treatment.
The driver of the patrol vehicle was transported to Jasper Memorial Hospital for treatment.
This crash remains under investigation. Additional information is not available at this time.
