UPDATE: The name of the driver that struck a pedestrian on US-59 last night (01/19/25) is 47 year old Nicole O'Shaughnessy. O'Shaughnessy was north-bound on 59 last night at approximately 8:25 pm when a woman ran in front of her car causing the collision. The woman, Kimberly Lynn Landeche, 41, of Magnolia, was flown from the scene on critical condition.
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Troopers Sean Barnes (left) and Terrence Dickens look over the car that struck a pedestrian in northern Seven Oaks.
Pedestrian Struck by Car on 59, SEVEN OAKS, January 19, 2025 - At approximately 8:25 pm on January 19, 2025, a silver 2016 Toyota Camry, driven by John Hughes, 40, of Magnolia, was north-bound on US-59. Hughes told PolkCountyToday.com, that him and his girlfriend, passenger, Kimberly Lynn Landeche, 41, also of Magnolia, got into an argument. Landeche asked Hughes to pull to the shoulder, when he did, Hughes stated that Landeche jumped out of the car in anger. Ran across 59, and then came back and was struck by a north-bound gray 2016 Kia Sportage. The female driver of the Kia (we don't yet have her name), pulled to the right shoulder about 250 yards further. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Officers from Livingston Police Department, and Troopers Sean Barnes and Terrence Dickens with The Texas Highway Patrol. Kimberly Landeche had serious injuries and was flown from the scene. All traffic on the north-bound side of 59 was blocked during investigation, cleanup, and flight operations. The Kia was towed, while the Toyota Camry was driven from the scene. This accident remains under investigation by The Texas Highway Patrol.
40 year old John Hughes, of Magnolia (sitting in car) was driving this 2016 Toyota Camry north-bound on 59 in Seven Oaks when his girlfriend asked him to pull to the shoulder. When Hughes did, she got out of the car and ran across 59 and was struck by another car.
The driver of this 2016 Kia Sportage struck the woman, 41 year old Kimberly Lynn Landeche, of Magnolia.
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