Rickey Jones, 3 Central Texas Students Hospitalized after 2-Vehicle Crash at FM 1113 and FM 580 in Topsey
Rickey Jones and Three Copperas Cove Students Injured in Topsey Crash at FM 1113 and FM 580
Rickey Jones, 3 Central Texas Students Hospitalized after 2-Vehicle Crash at FM 1113 and FM 580 in Topsey
Topsey, Texas (September 22, 2018) – An adult man and three Central Texas students were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Topsey Friday morning, according to a local news source.
The crash occurred at around 11:35 a.m. Friday, September 21 at the intersection of FM 1113 and FM 580, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
DPS said a 2012 Chevrolet pickup was heading northbound on FM 580 while a 1993 Toyota pickup was traveling westbound on FM 1113 at the intersection.
The Toyota then pulled into the intersection and collided with the pickup.
A 16-year-old boy from Copperas Cove, who was the driver of the Toyota, was transported to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center with incapacitating injuries. His passengers, a 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, also both from Copperas Cove, were transported to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple with incapacitating injuries.
According to the DPS, the 14-year-old boy was riding in the bed of the Toyota pickup at the time of the accident. He was ejected from the vehicle after the impact.
Rickey Jones, 58, of Marble Falls, who was the driver of the Chevrolet, was taken in a private car to an unknown hospital with possible injuries.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
