3 VEHICLE ACCIDENT, 2 HOSPITALIZED, CRYSTAL LAKES TEXAS, 10/12/23...

3 Vehicle Accident, 2 Hospitalized, CRYSTAL LAKES, October 12, 2023 - At approximately 2 pm on October 12, 2023, a tan 2006 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Tyler Lauhoff, 37, of Livingston, was east-bound on US-190 East. Lauhoff was waiting to make a left turn onto Old Woodville Road when he was slammed from behind by a red 2020 Chevy Equinox driven by Marilyn Colantonio, 46 of Livingston. The impact caused the rear half of Colantonio's vehicle to slide into the west-bound lanes where Colantonio was impacted by a west-bound black 2019 Nissan Sentra, driven by Joselyn Mactavish, 21, of Woodville. That impact caused Colantonio's vehicle to roll back into the east-bound lane as her vehicle came to rest upside down. Lauhoff's truck came to rest in the east-bound left lane, Mactavish's vehicle came to rest further down on the west-bound shoulder. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with the Livingston Volunteer Fire Department, Sergeant Jason Pasky with the Polk County Sheriff's Office, and Troopers with the Texas Highway Patrol, including Corporal Ramey Bass and Johnny Wilkerson. Colantonio and Mactavish were both transported by ambulance to CHI Livingston Memorial Hospital with undisclosed injuries. Lauhoff was physically okay. Traffic on both sides of 190 was partially blocked during investigation and cleanup. Colantonio is facing a citation for failure to control speed. Lauhoff's vehicle was recovered by Ken's Towing and will be stored at Harrison Body Shop in Livingston while Colantonio's vehicle was recovered by LakeView Wrecker and will be stored in Livingston, and Mactavish's vehicle was recovered Country Boy Towing and will be stored in Livingston.Show more

Special thank you: Ken with Ken's Towing, Chad Summers, and Country Boy Towing