U.S. 59 Ramp Scene of Truck-Tractor Rollover

February 15, 2019 - Tenaha was the scene of a major rollover crash Wednesday, February 13, 2018 involving an 18-wheeler.

According to Tenaha Police Captain Joey Hudnall, at 3:30pm Anthony Jones, 27, of Little Rock, Ar. Was driving a white International truck-tractor for Leading Edge Trucking Company hauling a load of floor tiles heading northbound on U.S. Highway 59 North.

As the truck was traveling the on-ramp, it did so at too high a rate of speed when the truck-tractor left the roadway to the left into the grass and rolled over onto its side. 

Jones received minor injuries resulting from the crash. He was issued a citation for fail to control speed.

A large wrecker was used to remove the truck from the scene. 

The Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department was at the scene to provide emergency assistance, as was the Precinct 4 Constable and Texas DPS State Troopers.