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Updated: Two seriously injured in UTV side by side accident near Jasper tonight

All photos ETB Photojournalist Rita Shipp
All photos ETB Photojournalist Rita Shipp

Updated information from DPS:

JASPER COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers are investigating a crash involving a utility vehicle on County Road 150, approximately two miles south of County Road 153, that occurred Saturday, January 25, 2025.

 

The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 8:53 p.m., a 2013 Polaris Ranger utility vehicle (UTV) was traveling southeast. It is reported that the driver was traveling at a speed which was unsafe for the dirt road conditions and lost control, causing the UTV to overturn on its driver side.

 

The driver, identified as a 15-year-old juvenile, was transported to Jasper Memorial Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The passenger, identified as 17-year-old Emma Greer, was transported to Jasper Memorial Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.

 

This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available.


Original article: Information is slowly coming in, but what is known is that there has been yet another UTV accident.


It happened around 8:30 Saturday night at 4412 cr 150 in McQueen’s Landing area just south of the Beech Grove Community


Air rescue was on the scene along with Beech Grove Volunteer Fire Department, and The Department of Public Safety.


Beech Grove VFD Chief James Gunter said, "It was a UTV (side by side) with two occupants, a male and female. Both looked to be in their mid to late teens.


Both occupants received serious injuries. The female was underneath the UTV, which was overturned, upon arrival. First responders had to extricate the female passenger.


The male occupant was flown by Southeast Texas Air Rescue 3 to St. Elizabeth hospital.


The female was transported by Allegiance EMS to Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital."


We have reached out to DPS for additional information and will update our readers if and when that information becomes available.




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