July 25, 2024 - FM 139 near FM 2747 was the scene of a single-vehicle fatality crash July 25, 2024.
Emergency responders were dispatched to the location around 12-noon including law enforcement, fire department, and emergency medical services.
When it was discovered the driver had not survived the incident, a Justice of the Peace was requested to the scene.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirms, a black 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Ward [Allen] Sims, Jr., 73, of Shelbyville was traveling southbound when the pickup traveled around a curve and for unknown reasons traveled off the road to the left, where it struck a creek embankment.
Fire personnel with Shelbyville Volunteer Fire Department and Huxley Volunteer Fire Department and Jamie Hagler, Constable Precinct 2, held the scene and diverted traffic when necessary while DPS Troopers investigated.
Marla Denby, Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2, pronounced Sims deceased and Mangum Funeral Home transported him from the scene.
The crash was investigated by Trooper Taylor Buster, assisted by Trooper Dustin Ramos, Trooper Daniel Dellenger, and Sgt. Aaron Shelton.
