2 Vehicle Accident, 2 Hospitalized, GOODRICH, April 17, 2024 - At approximately 5:45 pm on April 17, 2024, a tan 2005 Ford F-150, driven by Arly Balbuena, 17, of Livingston, was east-bound on FM-1988 East. As Balbuena was passing the intersection of FM-2969, a red 1997 Ford Ranger, driven by Joseph Bogany, 87, of Goodrich, pulled out in front of her from a stop sign. The vehicles collided. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with the Goodrich Volunteer Fire Department, Deputy Kayla Hemperly with the Polk County Sheriff's Office, and Troopers Allen Jones and Nick Hatton with the Texas Highway Patrol. Firemen used extraction equipment to remove the door from Bogany's vehicle as EMS personnel carefully removed him. Bogany and Balbuena were transported by ambulance to CHI Livingston Memorial Hospital with undisclosed injuries. Traffic was partially blocked during investigation and cleanup. Bogany will be facing a citation for failure to yield. Both vehicles were recovered by Ken's Towing and will be stored in Livingston.
Emergency personnell safely removed 87 year old Joseph Bogany from his 1997 Ford Ranger. Bogany was injured when he failed to yield to an oncoming vehicle on FM-1988 East.
17 year old Arly Balbuena, of Livingston, was driving this 2006 Ford F-150 when Bogany pulled in front of her.
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