May 8, 2017 - A driver involved in a single-vehicle crash on Sunday, May 7, 2017 lost her life due to injuries and her child passenger was transported to the hospital following the incident.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Taylor Buster, at 6:40pm a white 2010 Mercury driven by Jessica Nanette Sigler, 20, of Center was eastbound on State Highway 7 at the intersection of FM 711 when the vehicle left the roadway to the right and Sigler over corrected left, causing the vehicle to travel across the highway and again leaving the road on the westbound side in a side skid and striking a tree on the driver's side and spinning it back around to face the westbound direction between two trees.
A 15-month-old female passenger from the vehicle was transported by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for treatment of unknown injuries and in stable condition.
Sigler succumbed to her injuries at the scene and was pronounced dead at 7:28pm by Marla Denby, Justice of the Peace Precinct 2. Watson & Sons Funeral Home transported Sigler from the scene.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Department also responded to the scene and Center Fire Department provided traffic control.
DPS Troopers Jesse Fountain and Richard Hill assisted with the investigation
