December 21, 2021 - U.S. Highway 84 West just under two miles outside of Timpson was the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a police motorcycle December 20, 2021, at 5:20pm.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, a black 2012 Honda police motorcycle unit ridden by Gregory Wayne Sammon, 62, of Roman Forest Police Department in New Caney, was eastbound on U.S. Highway 84 just outside of Timpson
A black 2017 Nissan Rogue driven by Connor Nolan Stansberry Lavoie, 21, of Timpson was westbound at that time and attempted to turn left into a private driveway and turned into the motorcycle. The Nissan came to a halt in the middle of the roadway and the motorcycle careened off the roadway to the right and came to rest on it's side in a ditch.
Sammon was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches for treatment of his injuries due to unavailability of life flight due to bad weather. Sammon is in stable condition.
A citation was issued to Lavoie for turn when unsafe.
Timpson Volunteer Fire Department handled traffic control at the scene. Several agencies responded to the scene to assist and come to the aid of Sammon including Constables from Precinct 5, Precinct 4, and Precinct 3, as well as Shelby County Sheriff's Department and Tenaha Police Department.
