The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a collision involving an 18 wheeler and a side-by-side in Hardin County that killed four people and left one critically injured, and it's investigating a separate crash in which a woman drove through the accident scene and hit a Hardin County deputy's unit while he was inside.
Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Rod Ousley tells KFDM/Fox 4 News five people were on the side-by-side. Three men and one woman died at the scene. The survivor, another woman, suffered life-threatening injuries and was flown to a Houston Hospital.
The judge says all of the victims are from Hardin County.
He's ordered autopsies.
The DPS says the collision was reported at about 11:30 p.m. Friday on Farm-to-Market Road 92 near Jim Burns Road, several miles north of Silsbee and south of Fred.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates the driver of a commercial motor vehicle was traveling south on FM 92. It is reported the driver of a utility vehicle (UTV) pulled out from Jim Burns Road in front of the commercial motor vehicle and was struck. After emergency responders arrived, a secondary crash occurred when the driver of a Chevrolet Malibu drove through the crash scene and struck a Hardin County patrol unit that was sitting stationary with its emergency lighting on. Deputy Ramsey Droddy wasn't hurt, according to the DPS.
The driver of the commercial motor vehicle, identified as 34-year-old Arthur Jones of Houston, was transported to CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver involved in the secondary crash, identified as 44-year-old Kristy Biggs of Spurger, was transported to CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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