March 24, 2016 - The intersection of Loop 500 and FM 699 was the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Trooper Keith Jones at 2:50pm Allison Jade Jernigan, 20, of Center was driving a white 2015 Chevrolet Cruze passenger car traveling south on FM 699 when she stopped at a stop sign at Loop 500.
Jernigan failed to yield right of way to a grey 2014 Ford Taurus driven by Anthony Samuel Granata III, 62, of Lake Charles, LA. with passenger Terri Anderson Granata, 61, when the Cruze entered Loop 500 causing the vehicles to collide leaving the Cruze in the roadway and the Taurus in a nearby ditch.
No injuries were reported as a result of the crash. Jernigan was issued a citation for fail to yield right of way, stop sign.
Center Fire Department, ACE EMS and the Shelby County Sheriff's Department all arrived on scene.
DPS Trooper Jones was assisted at the scene by Texas DPS Troopers Ricardo Segura and Taylor Buster.
