April 30, 2025 - Emergency personnel responded to the location when it was reported a truck tractor had rolled over and lost its load on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in the Aiken Community.
West Shelby County Volunteer Fire Department fire personnel handled traffic control, while Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Troopers investigated the incident and additional units with the Shelby County Sheriff's Department were on scene.
According to Texas DPS, the preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 3:05pm, a red 2001 Peterbilt 379 truck tractor driven by Troy Sarkies, 29, of Nacogdoches towing a 1998 Viking log trailer, was traveling west turning left from County Road [1210].
It's reported that Sarkies attempted the left hand turn at an unsafe speed while accessing State Highway 7. After establishing his lane, the load on the trailer shifted and the truck overturned onto its right side.
Sarkies was not injured.
This is an ongoing investigation, and according to DPS no further information is available at this time.
