At approximately 2:20 pm on October 29, 2026, a tandem of two motorcycles was traveling northbound on FM-1988 South. The drivers are reportedly married. The female driver was in front of the male driver when she lost control of her purple Kawasaki. Out of concern, the husband (driving a Harley-Davidson) was watching her and lost control of his motorcycle. Both crashed. The female landed in the weeds; the male crashed on the pavement. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with the Livingston Volunteer Fire Department, Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a game warden, park police and Corporal Ramey Bass with the Texas Highway Patrol. Bass was joined by a host of other local troopers. The drivers, Bailey Pate, 33, of Livingston, and her husband, Anthony Hallmark, 22, of Livingston, were treated at the scene. Pate was driven by ambulance to an nearby landing zone and flown. Hallmark was transported by ambulance to CHI Livingston Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Traffic on 1988 was partially blocked during investigation and cleanup. Both motorcycles were recovered by Country Boy Towing out of Livingston. This accident remains under investigation by The Texas Highway Patrol.
