December 28, 2023 - Center Police Department personnel and Center Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a single-vehicle rollover crash on December 24, 2023, at the intersection of Hurst and Crawford Streets.
When emergency responders arrived at the scene the driver, assisted by passers-by, was able to escape the vehicle involved through its back hatch.
According to the Center Police Department, at 1:11pm a 2008 Dodge Nitro driven by Jayla Moore, 21, was southbound on Hurst Street when Moore attempted to pass a slower vehicle into the left lane. At that time the Dodge hydroplaned and Moore lost control of the vehicle before striking a curb at Hurst and Crawford Streets causing the Dodge to overturn onto its passenger side.
Moore was transported from the scene by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for non-life threatening injuries.
No citations were reported to have been issued.
The crash was investigated by Center Police Officer Micah Buzbee.
The vehicle appeared to have struck a telephone post, power line, street sign, and water main before coming to rest.
