Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Tree on U.S. 96 Near CR 302

Photos by Rita Shipp

JASPER COUNTY, Texas – A 67-year-old Jasper man was hospitalized Thursday morning following a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 96 near County Road 302, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

DPS reports the crash occurred at approximately 11:47 a.m. when a 1996 Ford Ranger, traveling southbound, left the roadway, crossed the center median, and entered the east ditch before colliding with a tree.

The driver, identified as David Jacobs, was transported to CHRISTUS Jasper Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

While East Texas Banner was on the scene, our reporter observed Jacobs visibly struggling with emergency responders as they attempted to assist him from the vehicle. First responders were eventually able to subdue him and place him into an ambulance for transport.

No further information has been released by DPS at this time. The crash remains under investigation.