Tyler Officer Still Recovering after Accident; Other Driver Cited

TYLER — Tyler Police Officer Jason Seeton remains in East Texas Medical Center with a broken foot, broken rib, and back injury following a Tuesday accident. According to an update from Tyler police, “We would like to thank the community for their concerns and prayers for his welfare.” Accident investigators concluded that the other driver, 75-year-old Donald Blevins of Arp, was at fault in the accident; he was issued a citation for failure to control speed. Tuesday morning just before 8:30, officers responded after Seeton was struck from behind in the 2500 block of Calloway Road by Blevins’s pickup, which was traveling westbound. Police say Seeton is a 21-year veteran with the department and has been a motorcycle officer for 15 years.