Edrick Peterson Injured in College Station Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 6

College Station, Texas (July 20, 2022) – One person was hospitalized Wednesday morning following a two-vehicle crash involving a Texas DPS vehicle in College Station, according to the DPS.

The crash happened on Highway 6.

DPS said a Ford Focus was traveling northbound on the highway when it crashed into a DPS Chevrolet Tahoe that was stopped on the shoulder with activated lights and was helping a stranded driver.

A Texas Department of Transportation employee inside the DPS vehicle was treated at the scene.

The Ford driver, Edrick Peterson, 31, of Navasota, was taken to Baylor Scott & White Hospital for treatment. He will be facing criminal charges.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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