March 21, 2021 - North First Street (US 59) in Timpson was the scene of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday, March 16, 2021.
Emergency responders were called to the scene of the crash just after 12-noon at the intersection of First and Garrison Streets.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Dustin Ramos, troopers were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash where a white 1995 Chevrolet Van driven by Stanley Haney, 57, of Timpson was northbound on First Street when the van he was driving struck the rear of a white 2016 Dodge Ram pickup truck.
The Ram was driven by Billy Lee Thompson, 80, of Timpson who was preparing to turn onto Garrison Street.
Timpson Volunteer Ambulance Service was on scene; however, no one was transported for injuries.
Haney was issued a citation for failure to control speed.
While the scene was still being cleared, Haney walked up to Trooper Ramos and could be heard asking if anything else was needed of him. Immediately following his question, a glass pipe fell from the bag he was carrying. Trooper Ramos asked Haney what he smoked in that pipe and he admitted to smoking marijuana with the pipe.
Subsequently, Haney was issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia.
