By Andy Ross
Special Correspondent

A 50-year-old woman was injured this past weekend after a Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office vehicle rear-ended her vehicle in Smithville, according to reports from the Texas Department of Public Safety in Bastrop.

The woman, identified as Cynthia Wolf, was reportedly hospitalized with neck and back pain following the collision at 5:29 p.m. Friday afternoon at the intersection of Loop 230 and Texas 95 in Smithville.

The sheriff’s office deputy, identified as Joseph Chatham, allegedly rear-ended Wolf while failing to adhere to a yield sign in front of Zimmerhanzel’s BBQ.

Both vehicles suffered minor damage and were able to be driven away from the scene.