November 4, 2017 - State Highway 87 South was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash early on the morning of November 3, 2017.
Three fire departments were dispatched to the crash scene one mile south of the FM 139 intersection at Lout Town.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 4:38am a 2016 Mack truck-tractor owned by Tyson Foods Tenaha and driven by Thomas Maurice Tyrone, 55, of Dallas was pulling a 2017 Pace trailer also owned by Tyson foods southbound on State Highway 87.
As Tyrone attempted to make a wide right turn into a private farm location, the Mack traveled into the northbound lane when all of a sudden a maroon 2001 Pontiac Montana passenger van driven by Dennis Monroe Bishop, 53, of Louisiana traveling northbound struck the left back quarter of the trailer.
The collision caused major damage to the van and it came to rest in the northbound barrow ditch facing the roadway. The truck-tractor remained in the roadway having received damage to the trailer.
Bishop was transported from the scene by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of unknown injuries.
Tyrone was issued a citation for wrong side of roadway not passing.
Huxley and Shelbyville Volunteer Fire Departments assisted at the scene with traffic control and Center Fire Department was turned back when it was determined Jaws of Life were not needed for extrication of Bishop.
