February 19, 2019 - U.S. Highway 59 South was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash just outside of Tenaha Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Jonathan Stinson, at around 1:30pm Leonard Ryan McGee, 26, of Joaquin was southbound in the outside lane in a grey GMC pickup truck.
At that time he failed to control speed and collided with the rear of a blue Freightliner truck-tractor belonging to J.S. Helwig & Son, LLC. and driven by Steven Humphries, 55, of Cleburne.
McGee was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of minor injuries. He was issued a citation for failure to control speed.
The Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department, Tenaha Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff's Department assisted at the scene with traffic control.
