March 1, 2017 - FM 2026 was the scene of a major single-vehicle crash Saturday, February 25, 2017 resulting in injuries to the driver requiring she be flown from the scene by helicopter.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 12:42am a 9-1-1 call was received by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department regarding a single-vehicle rollover crash on FM 2026 (Folsom Chapel Road). At the time of his arrival on scene, Trooper Jones observed a black 2015 Chrysler 200 rolled over.
The Chrysler had been southbound toward Center at an unsafe speed when it entered a curve and exited the road to the right. The vehicle traveled over a culvert and entered the bar ditch where the Chrysler traveled over another culvert and went airborne, overturning several times before coming to rest on its top with air bag deployment.
June Dobos, 57, of Tenaha was identified as the driver. She was pinned in the vehicle and determined not to be wearing her seat belt. Dobos was extricated by Center Fire Department firemen and was flown by helicopter to University Hospital in Shreveport in critical condition.
