Driver Jumps Culvert, Arrested for DWI, SCENIC LOOP, July 9, 2023 - Shortly after midnight on July 9, 2023, a white 2017 Dodge Journey, driven by Joseph Kessy, 26, of Livingston, was north-bound on FM-3277 (Scenic Loop), when his vehicle left the pavement to the right, jumped a culvert, rolled and came to rest upright nose in ditch. Scenic Loop Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the scene along with Allegiance Ambulance Service and Trooper Andrew Moldonado with the Texas Highway Patrol (from San Jacinto County). Kessy refused medical treatment and was uninjured. Trooper Moldonado placed Kessy under arrest for driving while intoxicated. Traffic on Scenic Loop was partially blocked during investigation and cleanup. The vehicle was recovered by Pops Wrecker Service and will be stored in Livingston.
26 year old Joseph Kessy, of Livingston, was driving this 2017 Dodge Journey north-bound on FM-3277 when his vehicle left the pavement to the right, jumped a culvert, and rolled (less than a mile from Lake Livingston Village).
The vehicle was recovered by Pop's Wrecker Service.
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