Trooper and One Other Injured in Car Crash on SH 317 in Moffat
Trooper among 2 Hospitalized after Moffat Two-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 317 near FM 1237
Trooper and One Other Injured in Car Crash on SH 317 in Moffat
Moffat, Texas (September 20, 2018) – Two people including a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper were injured Monday evening in a two-vehicle collision in Moffat, according to a local news source.
The crash occurred at around 5:30 p.m. September 17, on State Highway 317, north of FM 1237.
Authorities said a trooper was heading northbound in a marked patrol vehicle when for unknown reasons he collided with a northbound 2012 Hyundai Sonata.
Moffat and Morgan’s Point Resort firefighters along with the DPS troopers responded to the scene.
The trooper suffered non-incapacitating injuries and was taken to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Temple.
The Sonata driver sustained non-incapacitating injuries and went to Providence Health Center in Waco by private vehicle.
The crash reduced traffic to one lane for several hours as troopers worked on the scene.
Both vehicles were towed away from the scene.
The DPS crash reconstruction team is conducting the investigation.
