James Jadell Porter Injured in Polk County Motorcycle Crash on FM 357 near Rowell Ranch Road

Polk County, Texas (March 1, 2023) – A former Lufkin police officer was injured Saturday morning in a motorcycle crash in Polk County, according to the Texas DPS.

The crash happened around 10:48 a.m., February 25, on FM 357, near Rowell Ranch Road.

DPS said James Jadell Porter, 69, of Lufkin, was traveling eastbound in a yellow 2010 Honda Gold Wing 1800 when he was struck by a white 2022 Hyundai Palisade driven by Samantha Sailer Harris, 29, of Moscow.

Porter was taken to a Houston hospital with multiple injuries.

The troopers are investigating the crash.

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