December 22, 2015 - Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers were investigating crashes during thick fog in Shelby County on Tuesday, December 22, 2015.
The first incident reported was on FM 2694 at 7:30am when, according to Texas DPS State Trooper Taylor Buster, a black Dodge pickup truck driven by Justin Nutter, 17, of Shelbyville was traveling east and fell asleep. The Dodge left the roadway to the right and struck a driveway culvert, causing the truck to go airborne. The Dodge then came to rest on the right side of the road facing west.
ACE EMS treated Nutter at the scene and he was later transported by private vehicle to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department.
The crash remains under investigation and no citations have been issued at this time.
Another crash occurring on State Highway 87 South was reportedly the result of excessive speed and weather conditions.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 8:32am Macy Dee Ann Mayo, 18, of Center was traveling north on State Highway 87 two miles south of Loop 500 just before CR 3012 in a beige 2005 Toyota Camry at an unsafe speed. Due to the wet roadway and fog, Mayo left the road to the right in a curve traveling through a barbed wire fence and struck a pipe post head-on.
No injuries were reported at the scene. Mayo was cited for unsafe speed. Trooper Jones was assisted at the scene by Trooper Taylor Buster.
