DPS Troopers Investigate Crash Outside of Joaquin

October 16, 2015 - State Troopers were dispatched to the scene of a one-vehicle crash on October 16, 2015 at 12-midnight outside of Joaquin.

According to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Trooper Dustin Ramos, a gold 2005 Ford 500 SEL driven by Fe Pulga Boley, 57, of Logansport, La. was traveling east on State Highway 7.

Boley had a defective tire which caused her Ford to veer sharply to the right, cross two residential yards as it struck two trees, overturn and come to rest off the roadway in a third residential yard on its top.

ACE EMS transported Boley to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for treatment of her minor injuries. No citations were issued as the incident was due to mechanical failure.

The crash was also investigated by DPS Trooper Taylor Buster. Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Adam Renfro assisted the Troopers at the scene.

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