August 24, 2020 - Shelbyville Street in Center was the scene of a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle Thursday, August 20, 2020.
According to Center Police Officer Justin Whitton, at around 9:20pm a silver Harley Davidson motorcycle ridden by Matt Williams, 64, of Mt. Enterprise, was westbound.
As the motorycle entered a curve in the roadway just before Nancy Street, Williams lost control of the vehicle and traveled off the street to the left and over a culvert before the motorcycle came to rest on its side.
Williams was transported from the scene by ambulance to Nacogdoches where he was placed in an ICU for treatment.
During the crash investigation, emergency personnel noted a baby snake hanging from the motorcycle and what appeared to have been a nest of them in the path of the motorcycle near the culvert.
