PRESS RELEASE —

At approximately 10:30a.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to a multiple vehicle crash at the intersection of FM 1135 and Japanese Lane in Orange County.

Preliminary reports indicate that a 2014 Hyundai passenger vehicle was traveling southbound on FM 1135.  A 2016 Dodge pickup truck was traveling westbound on Japanese Lane.  The driver of the Dodge went through the intersection and struck the Hyundai.

The driver of the Hyundai, 21-year-old Emilee Bellow of Orange, was transported by ambulance to St. Elizabeth hospital with serious injuries.

The driver of the Dodge, 48-year-old Elier Lopez of Pasadena, Texas, was not injured in the crash.

This is an ongoing investigation and there are no additional details to be released at this time.