February 15, 2017 - The intersection of FM 2788 and Loop 500 was the scene of a two-vehicle crash Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
According to Center Police Officer Brian Wright, at around 4:20pm Brakia Roland, 26, was driving a Taurus SE with two juvenile passengers. As the vehicle entered the intersection of Loop 500 and FM 2788 it failed to yield right of way and collided with a black GMC 4-door pickup truck driven by Doreteo Sanjuan-Santos, 44, with passenger Amagdaleno Avila-Gutierez, 50.
Roland and his passengers were transported by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for treatment. Sanujuan-Santos and Avila-Gutierez were not reported to have received any injuries.
The crash remains under investigation and citations are pending. Upon release from the hospital, Roland was later arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, felony 4.
Assisting Center PD officers at the scene were the Center Fire Department and Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers.
