October 7, 2022 - U.S. Highway 84 at the intersection of FM 699 was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash Thursday, October 6, 2022.
Emergency personnel with multiple agencies responded to the location and assisted with those involved in the incident.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper David Shields, Jr., at 4:40pm a white Ford F250 driven by a male driver was [westbound] on U.S. 84 hauling a flatbed Gator trailer when, preliminary investigation at the scene and witnesses on scene stated, a silver 2011 Chevrolet Malibu passenger car driven by Dekosa Cloudy, 30, failed to stop at its designated stop sign as it was traveling [southbound] on FM 699. The Malibu entered U.S. 84 traveling into the lane the Ford was in and causing the truck to strike the Malibu on the driver's side.
The Ford continued off the roadway to the right into a tree line and the trailer it was hauling split off onto the [eastbound] shoulder where it came to rest in a ditch.
A PHI life flight helicopter transported the driver of the Ford to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport for treatment of serious injuries.
Cloudy was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation. Additional details will be updated as they're made available.
Fire personnel with Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department and Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department were both on scene to assist with traffic control. Jaws of Life were used to help extricate the driver from the Ford.
Assisting Troopers at the scene were Tenaha Police Chief Scott Burkhalter, as well as Shelby County Constables Taylor Fanguy and Josh Tipton.
