WISD Students and Faculty Continue to Recover in Hospital

WHITEHOUSE — According to a WISD website update: Whitehouse High School faculty member, Holly Mann, a male WHS junior, and a female WHS sophomore, are all continuing to recover in a Houston hospital after the three vehicle accident Saturday night. The WHS junior, underwent one successful surgery Sunday and according to family members was set to undergo a second surgery Monday. Mann also underwent successful surgery Sunday on her leg.

Sunday afternoon, Whitehouse ISD administrators visited the students, faculty member and the families of those who remain hospitalized in Houston. After visiting with those still hospitalized, Whitehouse ISD officials remain optimistic regarding their recoveries. Several of the students that were involved in the accident returned to school Monday.

The accident occurred Saturday night on Highway 59 in Wharton. Wharton Police Department officials confirmed that Whitehouse ISD students and faculty were traveling north on Highway 59 when another vehicle traveling south in the northbound lane struck the Whitehouse ISD vehicle.

Whitehouse ISD officials have spoken with Wharton County district attorney Ross Kurtz, who indicated the accident is being investigated as a criminal investigation jointly between the Wharton Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Kurtz told officials the driver of the suspect vehicle was given a blood alcohol test. Kurtz indicated that the driver of the other vehicle had been convicted of two prior Driving While Intoxicated charges.