October 12, 2015 - FM 139 just before the intersection of State Highway 7 near Joaquin was the scene of a major crash on Sunday, October 12, 2015 from which the driver of the vehicle was transported by life flight.
The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) personnel were dispatched to the scene of the crash at 1:13am where it was reported a vehicle had rolled over and the driver was trapped within.
According to Texas DPS State Trooper Keith Jones, at 1:10am a tan 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by Lauren Richards, 26, of Center was traveling southbound on FM 139 at an unsafe speed half mile from State Highway 7.
When the Chrysler entered a curve, it left the roadway to the right and entered a sideways skid, overturning right and top, coming to rest on its right side with major damage.
Joaquin VFD firemen used the Jaws of Life to help extricate Richards from the Chrysler following which a landing zone was established at the Joaquin baseball fields. Richards was then transported by Life Air Rescue to LSU Hospital in Shreveport for treatment of her injuries.
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