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The Texas Department of Public Safety says two people were injured in a Saturday evening crash in the north end of Jasper County. According to Sergeant Shana Clark, it happened shortly after 6:00 p.m. on Circle Drive in Brookeland. Clark said a 2009 Chevrolet pickup truck was eastbound at an unsafe speed when approaching curve and went off the road and struck a tree. Sergeant Clark said the driver, 17-year-old Jackson Smith, of Brookeland, and the passenger, 21- year-old Chance Spoon, were both transported to Jasper Memorial Hospital for treatment.