Grimes County, Tx (FOX 44) - The driver of a car that collided head-on with a Texas police officer has been identified as a 59-year-old woman from Colorado Springs. The crash occurred on Jan. 15 on State Highway 6, when a 2023 black Jeep Wrangler driven by Kimberly Lannigan of Colorado Springs was heading south in the northbound lanes of the highway. Navasota Police Sgt. Mark Butler was driving a marked Navasota Police Department Chevrolet Tahoe with its emergency lights and siren activated. The Department of Public Safety investigation indicated around 3:15 p.m. that day, College Station police were pursuing the Jeep Wrangler going south on Highway 6. During the pursuit, the Jeep exited Highway 6 at FM-2154 then turned southbound onto the northbound service road of Highway 6 at which time the College Station officer dropped off the pursuit. DPS troopers said the Jeep then entered the exit ramp of Highway 6 onto the northbound main lanes of the highway traveling south, against the flow of traffic. The Jeep continued into Grimes County where the collision occurred. Sgt. Butler was transported to CHI St Joseph Hospital in Navasota where he was later pronounced dead. Courtesy: City of Navasota The driver of the Jeep, now identified as Lannigan, was pronounced dead at the scene. The funeral service for Sgt. Mark Butler will take place on Friday, Jan. 24 at Central Church Bryan College Station, located at 1991 FM-158 in College Station. Services will begin at 12:00 p.m., followed by a reception at the VFW in Navasota. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Jan. 23, at Nobles Funeral Home, located at 402 E Blackshear Street. Public visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.