Man Seriously Injured in Car-Tree Collision

A man suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon in Texas.

J.T. Gilbert, 76, of Lufkin was traveling in a Lincoln Town Car southbound on Featgin Drive when he veered off the road near Tom Temple. According to Lufkin police, the vehicle drove into a tree in the front yard of a house at about 12:15 p.m.

Gilbert was transported with serious injuries to Memorial Health System of East Texas and was then transferred to East Texas Medical Center in Tyler where he remains in critical condition.

Gilbert’s legs were pinned in the vehicle and he had to be excavated from the vehicle by emergency crews using the Jaws of Life.

The accident is under investigation.