Two people in a sedan had to be taken to a Beaumont hospital Tuesday morning after the car was hit broadside by a large pickup truck on Highway 87 South at Cypresswood Apartments.
The collision at 6:50 a.m. shut down traffic on the state highway for about an hour.
Orange police reported a Chevrolet Malibu leaving the apartments driveway pulled out in front of the Ford F250 truck that was traveling southbound on the inside lane.
The driver of the Malibu was 26-year-old Brandon Denard Amie of Orange. He and his passenger, 51-year-old Chandra Kay Sanders were taken by Acadian Ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Police reported their injuries as non-incapacitating.
The Ford F250 was driven by 31-year-old Brian Michael Woodard of West Orange. Police reported he was not injured.
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