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. Additionally, Constable Darwon Evans showed up to assist. 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.
Special thank you: Ken withKen's Towing, Chad Summers, and Country Boy Towing
37 year old Tyler Lauhoff, of Livingston, was driving this 2006 Ford F-150 east-bound on 190 East. Lauhoff was waiting to make a left turn onto Old Woodville Road when he was slammed from behind.
Lauhoff was slammed by this 2020 Chevy Equinox, driven by 46 year old Marilyn Colantonio, of Livingston.
Colantonio slid rearward from the east-bound lanes to the west-bound lanes and was slammed by this 2019 Nissan Sentra driven by 21 year old Josselyn Mactavish, of Woodville.
Colantonio (pictured on the ground) and Mactavish were both hospitalized.
Lauhoff's vehicle was recovered by Ken's Towing.
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