April 24, 2021 - Haslam Strip (U.S. Highway 84) was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash Wednesday, April 21, 2021.
Emergency responders were called to the scene of the incident just under one mile from the state line.
According to Texa s Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 6:55am a white 2019 Peterbilt truck-tractor driven by Clifford Lynn Bell, 33, of Nacogdoches was towing a trailer westbound on U.S. Highway 84 (US 84).
At that time a white 2017 Hyundai Sonata driven by Katy Elyse Blalock Loftin, 36, of Logansport, LA. was eastbound on US 84 and was in the center median preparing to turn left into a private drive. Loftin may have had impaired visibility due to the sun rising, turned when unsafe and was struck by the Peterbilt.
Loftin, an 8-year-old passenger and an infant were all transported by ambulance from the scene. She was transported to LSU Shreveport and the children were taken to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department.
