At least one person was taken by medical helicopter to a Beaumont hospital after a collision involving two pickup trucks in Bridge City early Sunday morning.
The crash was about 12:10 a.m. at the intersection of Texas Avenue and Roundbunch Road and involved a Dodge Ram 1500 and a Toyota 4-Runner. Bridge City Police closed the intersection for more than two hours.
The collision knocked out Entergy power lines and fiber optic telephone lines. Power was out for several hours and phone service on Monday continued to be out. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office was taking calls for the Bridge City Police Department, which lost phone service.
The Dodge Ram was driven by Jaelyn Dwayne Broussard of Orange. The Toyota was driven by Harlie Renae Claborn of Bridge City. Three other people were in the truck.
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