Suzanna Richards, Robert Twine Injured in Jasper Crash on U.S. Highway 96 near Houston Street

Jasper, Texas (November 7, 2023) – A police officer and a civilian were injured after a vehicle struck a Jasper County police unit while escorting a funeral procession on Saturday afternoon in Jasper, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The crash happened at about 3:23 p.m. Saturday, November 4 on U.S. Highway 96, just south of Houston Street.

DPS said a 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe Jasper police unit was traveling north with its emergency lights and sirens on while assisting with a funeral procession when a 2004 Chevrolet 2500, driven by , Suzanna Richards, 76, of Jasper, pulled from a parking lot in front of the police unit causing the vehicles to collided, in a news release.

Following the collision, the patrol unit overturned in the southbound lane.

The driver of the police unit, Robert Twine, 38, was transported to Jasper Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Richards was taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital and then airlifted to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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