December 16, 2015 - The Timpson Volunteer Fire Department (TVFD) was dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 59 3/4 of a mile outside of Tenaha Sunday, December 13, 2015 where a vehicle had flipped over and the driver was trapped within.
When Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies first arrived at the scene, they located the vehicle flipped over on its roof and access was unable to be gained to the inside of the car. TVFD personnel began cutting on the vehicle with Jaws of Life to get inside. After removing both of the passenger side doors, ACE EMS personnel were able to get inside of the vehicle, and with the assistance of firemen and deputies were able to extricate the driver from the car.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Daniel Dellenger, at 7:50pm a white 2014 Dodge Charger driven by Nashawn Crawford, 26, of Timpson was traveling east on U.S. Highway 59 at a speed that was unsafe due to rainfall and wet roadway conditions. Crawford lost control of the Charger and spun around, crossing the west bound traffic lanes, off the roadway and rolled over into a ditch coming to rest on its top facing southwest.
Crawford was transported by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for treatment of her unknown injuries. She was issued a citation for unsafe speed.
