November 11, 2019 - Emergency crews were dispatched to U.S. Highway 59 North just outside of Timpson Sunday, November 10, 2019, in response to a single-vehicle rollover crash.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 9:12pm a silver 2014 Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 16-year-old male driver of Timpson was southbound on U.S. Highway 59.
A distraction in the vehicle took his eyes off the roadway and caused him to fail to maintain a single lane and strike a guardrail on the inside lane. After colliding with the guardrail, the truck then rolled before coming to rest facing northbound.
Timpson Volunteer Ambulance Service examined the driver and a 16-year-old female passenger of Center who was later transported by private vehicle to a hospital in Nacogdoches.
The driver was issued a citation for fail to maintain a single lane.
Once the vehicle was removed from the location Texas DPS, and Timpson Volunteer Fire Department personnel remained at the scene until Texas Department of Transportation could examine the damaged guardrail.
The officers and firemen cleared the scene at 11:35pm.
