Truck Crashes Off FM 147

July 1, 2019 - FM 147 about three miles from State Highway 87 was the scene of a single-vehicle crash Friday, June 28, 2019. 

The Shelbyville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the crash at 5:14pm for traffic control and a possible entrapment.

According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Jonathan Stinson, at 5:20pm Albert Hemphill, 50, of Center was traveling northbound in a 1999 Ford F-350 owned by BC Operating.

Hemphill failed to drive in a single lane as he left the roadway to the right then crossed into the southbound traffic lane. The truck traveled back across into the northbound traffic lane and the Ford rolled over into the northbound shoulder and came to rest in a wood line facing south.

No injuries were reported resulting from the crash.

Hemphill was issued a citation for failure to drive in a single lane.