5 Injured in Orange Crash on Interstate 10 East
Orange, Texas (December 30, 2018) – Five people were injured Saturday morning in a traffic accident in Orange, police said.
At around 4:45 a.m. Saturday, December 29, police officers received a report regarding a major car accident at the Texas Travel Information Center in the 1700 block of Interstate 10 East.
According to the police, a 41-year-old Sulphur man was driving a white 2014 Chevrolet pickup truck when he failed to control his speed while entering the parking lot and hit a 2014 black Toyota Corolla occupied by a 37-year-old woman and a 38-year-old woman, both from Lockhart.
The pickup then struck a black 2012 Chevrolet Silverado carrying a 54-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman, both from Pasadena.
The 38-year-old woman was airlifted to a local hospital while the 37-year-old woman was taken by a ground ambulance to a local hospital. Their condition was not immediately disclosed.
The 54-year-old man and the 50-year-old woman, both sustained minor injuries in the crash. The 41-year-old Sulphur man also suffered minor injuries and was charged for failure to control speed.
Police are investigating the accident.