May 28, 2026 - State Highway 7 West near CR 1234 was the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at around 3:15pm.
Emergency personnel with multiple agencies responded to the location. Center Fire Department and West Shelby County Volunteer Fire Department both were on scene to help free the driver who was initially reported to be trapped. Extrication equipment was utilized to successfully get him out of the vehicle and assist EMS in moving him to an ambulance.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Matt Chandler, a silver Nissan Sentra driven by Mohamed Yakob Isack, 65, of Lufkin was eastbound at an unsafe speed on State Highway 7 when he drove off the roadway and struck a fence before then striking a tree head-on. The driver stated his windshield wipers were defective.
Isack was transported by ambulance to Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of possible injuries.
Isack was issued a citation for unsafe speed.
Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies also assisted at the scene.
