October 14, 2016 - U.S. Highway 96 North was the scene of a single-vehicle crash Monday, October 10, 2016.
When Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Troopers arrived at the scene, the vehicle involved was partially in a wooded area beside the road.
According to Texas DPS Trooper Keith Jones, at 8:20pm Christina Lynn Patterson, 18, of Tenaha was southbound in an orange 2012 Chrysler Fiat on U.S. Highway 96 just north of CR 3765.
As Patterson traveled in the outside lane, she failed to drive in a single lane and lost control of the vehicle. This caused the Fiat to exit the right side of the roadway striking small brush.
No injuries were reported as a result of the crash. Patterson was issued a citation for fail too drive in a single lane.
Assisting at the scene were Texas DPS Troopers Jesse Fountain and Dustin Ramos.
