January 5, 2021 - Hurst Street in Center was the scene of a major two-vehicle collision Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at the entrance to McDonalds and Walmart.
Following the collision, both vehicles were left disabled and off the roadway one in a ditch and the other on a hill.
According to Center Police Officer Brian Wright, at 9:58am a white 2014 Ford Fusion driven by Deryl Bishop, 94, of Joaquin was northbound on Hurst Street preparing to turn left from the median into the Walmart parking lot entrance.
As Bishop attempted to turn into the entrance to the parking lot, the Fusion traveled in front of a maroon 2003 GMC Yukon driven by Fidencia Deleon-Dominguez, 54, of Center that was southbound in the inside lane. The Yukon collided with the passenger side of the Ford and pushed it off the roadway to the right where the Yukon came to rest in a ditch and the Ford came to rest at the top of a hill just beyond the ditch.
Bishop was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of possible injury.
Deleon-Dominguez and two 2-year-old passengers were transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for medical evaluation.
No citations were issued at the time of the crash and both vehicles were towed from the scene.
According to TxDOT crash data, there have been 31 crashes at the location of the incident since 2016.
In May 2021, TxDOT Commissioners approved projects in Shelby County which included the installation of a traffic light at this same intersection. Construction on this project doesn't appear to have yet begun.
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