January 15, 2019 - A local UPS delivery man was pinned between two vehicles in a parking lot in Center on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 as he was making deliveries.
According to Center Police Sgt. Jake Gross, the victim of the incident Hector Hernandez, 52, of Diboll was standing in front of a brown 2010 Freightliner UPS truck helping to direct a vehicle which was backing up.
At that time Gabriella Jones, 45, of Carthage was backing up a tan 2014 GMC pickup truck, belonging to a customer, out of a parking space. As Hernandez was directing her backwards, there were unforeseen complications with handicap floor pedals that had the brake and gas pedals reversed from what they usually would be.
While trying to slow down, Jones unintentionally applied the gas pedal and the vehicle sped back, lodging Hernandez between the Freightliner and the GMC. Hernandez was able to be freed relatively quickly, and he was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of his injuries. He was later released.
