January 2, 2023 - State Highway 7 West near FM 711 was the scene of a single-vehicle Crash on Saturday, December 23, 2023.
When officers arrived at the scene of the crash, the vehicle was off the roadway in the westbound wood line. Emergency Medical Services personnel established the occupants of the vehicle were in stable condition before moving them to a waiting ambulance for transport.
According to information from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 8:05pm, a 2008 Toyota Scion driven by Timothy Westberry, 51, of Lufkin was traveling west. It is reported that Westberry traveled off the road to the right and struck a culvert.
Westberry, and his passenger Christy Barney, 48, were both transported to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
According to DPS, this is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available.
The crash investigation was led by DPS Trooper Josh Gradburg.
