January 14, 2015 - A single-vehicle crash which occurred on FM 2694 involving a tree on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 caused some traffic delays early in the morning and required the assistance of TxDOT to help clear the area in between FS 165 and FM 3471.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 6am a grey 2006 Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by J.C. Vaughn, 78, of Shelbyville was traveling southbound on FM 2694 near mile marker 534 when he met with a large pine tree in the roadway. As it was predawn and still dark, Vaughn could not see the tree and struck it head-on, causing major damage to the front of the truck. Upon impact, the tree broke and the truck pushed the broken section of the tree off the roadway and continued into a tree line on the right side of the roadway where it came to rest.
Vaughn was complaining of some pain in his side at the scene and left the scene by private vehicle to be medically examined.
A TxDOT crew arrived on scene with a skid steer and chain saws and quickly cleared the debris from the roadway allowing traffic to return to a regular flow.
