A 59-year-old Mauriceville woman suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon when she lost control of the car she driving and it hit a tree line.
Orange police said the wet roadway cause the woman to lose control of the Chevrolet Malibu on Highway 62 North near Mauriceville. The Malibu was traveling southbound about 5 p.m. Friday. The car ended up going across the northbound traffic lane and running off the roadway to the east. The car collided into the tree line off the roadway.
Acadian Ambulance EMTs treated the woman at the scene. Police said the 62-year-old man traveling with her was not injured.
A 39-year-old Nederland man was taken by ambulance to a Beaumont hospital after his Ford Taurus was hit in the rear by a car on 16th Street Friday evening.
Orange police reported the Taurus was traveling northbound on 16th Street and was stopped for a red traffic light at Church Street. A Nissan Altima driven by a 35-year-old man from Orange hit the back of the Taurus.
Police said both cars pulled off into a business parking lot and the Altima left the scene, but later returned. The driver of the Taurus was taken by Acadian Ambulance to Baptist Hospital in Beaumont with non-incapacitating injuries.
The driver of the Nissan was given two tickets, one for failure to control speed and another for being in an accident involving damage to vehicles.
Friday night, a man was arrested for misdemeanor public intoxication after police found a 2015 Denali SUV in a ditch at North 37th Street and Tulane Road. Orange police reported the man told them he had been driving and had drunk three beers. Officer B.I. Besser said the man appeared unsteady and showed signs of intoxication. After the man was arrested, the SUV was towed.
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