December 4, 2023 - Emergency personnel responded to a crash involving a passenger car and a train on Sunday, December 3, 2023.
The vehicle appeared to have received significant damage to its front as a result of the crash incident. Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department personnel responded and assisted law enforcement at the scene.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Troopers investigated a non-injury crash on Sugar Hill Road, near South Rail Road Street, that occurred Sunday, December 3, 2023.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 12:20pm, a white 2016 Buick Verano driven by Marco Mendoza Sanchez, 24, of Center was traveling east. It is reported that Sanchez failed to yield to the train crossing at the intersection and was struck.
Sanchez was not injured and was cited for fail to yield right-of-way and fail to maintain financial responsibility.
According to DPS, there is no additional information.
The crash was investigated by Troopers Keith Jones and Dustin Ramos.
