February 19, 2019 - Texas Department of Public Safety is currently investigating a single-vehicle crash on IS 96 south of Tenaha. No injuries appear to have been received by the driver involved, and the vehicle visually has minor damage.
Drivers should use caution traveling in these current wet conditions.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Cpl. Jimmy Faulkner, at 10:05am a white 2009 GMC Acadia driven by Abigail Mendez, 19, of Nacogdoches was northbound on U.S. Highway 96 North when the GMC hydroplaned and traveled off the roadway to the left where it struck a fence.
No injuries were reported of Mendes at the scene. She was issued a citation for traveling at an unsafe speed.
