Raymond Anderson ID’d as Driver Injured in Jefferson County Crash on State Highway 73 near MM 750

Jefferson County, Texas (February 21, 2023) – The driver who was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Monday evening in Jefferson County has been identified as Raymond Anderson, 68, of, China,

According to the Department of Public Safety, the crash happened at around 4:50 p.m. Monday, February 20, on State Highway 73, just east of MM 750.

DPS said Jason Charles, 49, of Channelview, was driving a 1999 Freightliner westbound in the outside lane while Anderson was also driving a 2012 Ford pickup westbound and was reportedly swerving back and forth at the Freightliner.

Charles changed lanes into the inside lane when Anderson also changed lanes into the inside lane in front of the Freightliner and started braking.

Charles then swerved to the right to avoid the Ford and hit it in the back right. After the collision, the Ford veered off the roadway and flipped.

Anderson was transported to a hospital in Clear Lake in an unknown condition. Charles was not injured in the crash.

Further details regarding the collision were immediately provided.

The crash remains under investigation.

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