August 17, 2017 - State Highway 7 West was the scene of a crash where a truck-tractor became lodged in a wooded area just over two miles from the Nacogdoches County line and the occupants were trapped.
First responders gained access to the truck through a meadow on the other side of the tree line and cut a path through the brush to reach the trapped men.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Jesse Fountain, at 6am a red 2015 Volvo truck-tractor driven by Johnny Morris, 57, of Galveston was eastbound on State Highway 7.
The truck veered to the right and struck a guardrail and it pulled the truck off into the ditch and then into the tree line where it came to rest.
Morris and his passenger Douglas Lee McLendon, 51, of Vidor were transported from the scene by ACE EMS to Ncogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for treatment of minor injuries.
No citations were issued at the time of the crash.
