May 8, 2017 - State Highway 7 east of Center at the intersection of CR 3156 was the scene of a two-vehicle crash, which caused injury to one driver involved.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Sean Smith, at 3:13pm a white Ford F-250 driven by Tyler Bryant Harville, 22, of Joaquin hauling a trailer with a Nissan Xterra was westbound on State Highway 7 in front of J&B Liquor.
Harville pulled over to the shoulder in preparation to make a left turn and as he made the turn and was just about out of the roadway, Kameron Damon Bolton, 21, of Logansport was westbound in a red 2002 Jeep Liberty and locked up the brakes on the vehicle in attempts to not strike the truck. The Jeep traveled off the roadway to the right and struck directly in between the truck and the trailer.
Bolton was transported by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for treatment of unknown injuries.
Harville was issued citations for driving while license invalid with previous convictions, and fail to yield right of way turning left.
The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the scene where they directed traffic until the area was cleared.
Trooper Smith was assisted in the investigation by Troopers Dustin Ramos, Taylor Buster and Richard Hill.
