November 11, 2025 - U.S. Highway 59 between Tenaha and Timpson was the scene of a two-vehicle crash on the evening of Monday, November 10, 2025.
Emergency personnel with the Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department, and Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the location near CR 4644 where vehicles involved had come to rest on both sides of the highway.
According to details from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 6:01p.m., a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by Shaneeta Rhodes, 43, of Tenaha and a 2018 Hyundai Elantra driven by John Ross, 18, of Tenaha were traveling east. It is reported that the driver of the Elantra failed to control his speed and struck the rear of the Santa Fe when it slowed to make a left turn onto County Road 4644.
Rhodes and one passenger, identified as a 14-year-old female, were transported to Nacogdoches Memorial Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Ross and one passenger identified as a 16-year-old female, were not injured.
This is an ongoing investigation, and according to DPS, no further information is available at this time.
Details were not released on related charges.
The crash was investigated by DPS Trooper Matt Chandler.
