Emergency Personnel Respond to Calls During Dangerous Weather Conditions

June 4, 2024 - While heavy rain conditions were impacting Shelby County, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, emergency responders had to rush to roadway incidents.

State Highway 7 West approximately one mile from FM 711 was the scene of a single-vehicle crash incident around 1:15pm involving a maroon Dodge pickup truck.

The vehicle appeared to have left the roadway to the right before traveling through a fence and coming to rest against another fence.

Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department and emergency medical services personnel responded to the location. 

Both the driver and passenger involved were out of the vehicle and walked away from the crash.

At around 1:40pm, a single-vehicle incident occurred on U.S. Highway 59 near CR 4624. A grey Nissan Altima was northbound when it crossed the southbound traffic lanes and traveled into a tree line, where it came to rest.

Both the driver and passenger appeared uninjured. Once the Nissan was pulled by wrecker out of the tree line, it was determined to have only received minor damage and the driver was able to drive it from the scene.