August 28, 2024 - Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers responded to several crashes during the morning of Monday, August 26, 2024.
Emergency personnel were dispatched to an incident on State Highway 7 East at 10:27am and Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department personnel assisted at the scene with traffic control until the vehicles could be removed from the scene.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Trooper Josh Gradberg, a white 2011 Honda CRV driven by Shirley Jacks, 82, of Joaquin was eastbound on State Highway 7 and was attempting to turn left onto CR 3169. At that time a white 2021 Dodge Ram 3500 pulling a trailer and driven by Juan Francisco Delarosa Sanchez, 43, of Mexico failed to control his speed and collided with the rear of the Honda.
Jacks was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches for medical treatment.
There was a total of seven occupants in the Dodge, and no injuries were reported of any of them.
Sanchez was issued citations for failure to control speed, and no driver’s license.
The Honda was towed from the scene.
The city streets of Timpson saw a two-vehicle crash on Railroad Avenue and according to DPS State Trooper Tim Grace, at 10:01am just south of Bremond Street on Railroad Avenue at the Timpson water facility there was a city utility truck driven by Larry Burns, 59, of Timpson backing out of a driveway. At that tine a 2023 Chevrolet SUV Trailblazer driven by Eric Ramsey, 50, was stopped in the lane on Railroad Avenue. When the utility truck was backing out it struck the Trailblazer, causing minor damage and no injuries.
U.S, Highway 59 near U.S. Highway 84 was the scene of another crash Monday and according to Texas DPS State Trooper Tim Grace, at 7:25am a silver Ford Ranger driven by Jack Edwards, 65, was northbound on U.S. 59 and attempted to change lanes. When he did, his vehicle contacted a red Ford Ranger driven by a 17-year-old driver, who was traveling in the inside lane.
Minor damage was received by both vehicles and no injuries were reported.
U.S. Highway 96 south of Center was the scene of a two-vehicle crash early in the morning.
According to Texas DPS State Trooper Gradberg, at 6:03am on U.S. Highway 96 South around one mile south of SL 500 a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Benjiman Bauer, 53, of Center, was northbound behind a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck driven by David Tomlin, 49, when the Dodge failed to control speed and collided with the Chevrolet, causing damage.
No injuries were reported and both vehicles were towed from the scene.
Bauer will be receiving a citation for failure to control speed.
