EMS personnel carfully remove 82 year old Mable Williams (of Livingston) from her vehicle.
SUV Slams Into Pontoon Boat, LIVINGSTON, June 18, 2014 - At approximately 8:35 pm on June 18, 2014, a gray 2009 Nissan Murano driven by Mable Williams, 82, of Livingston, was south-bound on US-146. Williams came upon a pontoon boat that was being pulled by a red Chevy pickup driven by Chrissy Smelly, 40, of Livingston. The pickup (pulling the boat with a trailer) had stopped to make a left turn. Williams slammed into the rear end of the pontoon boat at 146 and Millgate Road. Americare Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with the Livingston Volunteer Fire Department, Deputy Byron Dunaway with the Polk County Sheriff's Office, and Troopers Allen Stanton and Sergeant Nita Bowen with the Texas Highway Patrol. Mable Williams was removed from her vehicle and transported by ambulance to Livingston Memorial Hospital with undisclosed injuries. Chrissy Smelly and her two passengers were also transported by ambulance to Livingston Memorial Hospital. Traffic on both sides of 146 were partially blocked during investigation and cleanup. According to Trooper Stanton, the driver of the pickup, Chrissy Smelly, was cited for stop lamps that were not working. A rollback wrecker from Ken's Towing recovered Williams' vehicle and it will be stored at Harrison Body Shop in Livingston. Smelly's truck was drivable and was driven from the scene by a friend, the pontoon boat was also recovered by a friend.
Special thank you: Ken withKen's Towingand Snookems
Mable Williams 2009 Nissan Murano was totaled when it slammed into the back of a pontoon boat that was being pulled on US-146.
The boat was being pulled by this Chevy truck being driven by 40 year old Chrissy Smelly of Livingston.
Smelly and her 2 passengers were also transported to the hospital by ambulance.
Williams' vehicle was recovered by Ken's Towing.
Houdini assisted with towing duties.
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