Timothy Flanigan Killed and Hope McDade Injured in Livingston Two-Vehicle Crash on U.S. Highway 59 Loop

Livingston, Texas (July 19, 2022) – One person was killed, and another was injured Sunday afternoon in a wrong-way crash in Livingston, according to the police.

The fatal crash happened just after 1:00 p.m., July 17, on the U.S. Highway 59 Loop.

Police said Timothy Patrick Flanigan, 57, of Livingston, was driving southbound on the northbound service road when he entered an off-ramp, and his vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle occupied by Hope McDade, 84, and Mike Frers, 45, both from Livingston.

Flanigan was pronounced dead at the scene.

McDade was taken to a Houston hospital with serious injuries.

Frers was uninjured in the crash.

The police are investigating the crash.

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