Driver Collides with Tree Head-On; Intoxication Suspected

December 22, 2018 - County Road 2010 was the scene of a single-vehicle crash December 23, 2018 which resulted in the driver being transported for medical attention.

Units with Center Police Department and Center Fire Department were first to the crash. They assisted ambulance personnel in extricating the driver to an ambulance.

According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Jesse Fountain, at 12:15am a black 2007 Hyundai Sonata owned by Melinda Crouch and driven by William Elvis Rowland, 40, was traveling southbound on CR 2010. 

At that time, Rowland failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway, and traveled off to the right where the Hyundai struck a fence and a tree head-on. 

Upon investigation it was determined Rowland was intoxicated.

Rowland was transported from the scene by ambulance for treatment at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. The crash remains under investigation, charges are pending its completion.