January 19, 2022 - State Highway 7 (SH7) East two miles east of Center was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash Wednesday, January 19, 2022.
Emergency responders were dispatched to the major crash incident, and when they arrived both vehicles were off the roadway. One was on the westbound shoulder and the other was on the eastbound shoulder.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper David Shields, at around 6:20pm a silver 2015 Mazda CX-5 SUV driven by a 59-year-old female driver was westbound on SH7 East at an unsafe speed during wet roadway conditions and heavy rain and veered over into the eastbound lane striking head-on a grey 2019 Honda Pilot SUV which was eastbound.
The Mazda came to rest on the eastbound side of the roadway and the Honda came to rest on the westbound side of the roadway.
Both drivers were transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for further medical evaluation.
Center Fire Department and Shelby County Sheriff's Department personnel assisted at the scene with traffic control until the roadway was clear.
Additional identifying information on the driver's was not yet available at the time of this report.
