December 30, 2023 - Emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of Hurst Street and Wheeler Avenue on December 27, 2023.
When Center Police Officers and Center Fire Department personnel arrived at the location, one vehicle remained in the outside northbound lane of Hurst Street and the other vehicle involved was in a nearby parking lot.
According to the Center Police Department, a white 2004 GMC Yukon driven by Kristen Lee, 25, of Timpson was eastbound on Arcadia Drive when she entered the intersection with Hurst Street and was proceeding to Wheeler Avenue. At that time, a black 2009 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Gerald Hill, 61, of Center was southbound on Hurst Street and both vehicles entered the intersection and collided.
The Yukon came to rest in the outside southbound lane of Hurst Street and the Chevrolet came to rest in a parking lot after striking the stop light post.
Center Fire Department was requested to help free Hill from his truck and Emergency Medical Services transported both with non life threatening injuries to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department.
No citations were issued at the time of the crash incident. The crash was investigated by Center Police Officer Jerry Payne.
