December 22, 2015 - U.S. Highway 84 east of Tenaha was the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Sunday, December 20, 2015 and emergency personnel from Tenaha and Joaquin responded.
Bryan Gray, Constable Precinct 4, was first to arrive on scene and requested the Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department and an ambulance to the scene. As a precaution Jaws of Life was also requested because the driver involved was not in a favorable position and Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department was requested as a result.
When the fire departments arrived, they were able to free the driver without using Jaws of Life and helped her to exit the vehicle from the rear hatch.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety Jeff Pirtle, at 10am a black 2002 Dodge Durango driven by Gaynell C. Wescoat, 67, of Joaquin was traveling east on U.S. Highway 84 too fast at an unsafe speed and ran off the roadway on the south side. She over corrected left and crossed both traffic lanes entering the north barrow ditch where the Durango rolled over half a roll and came to rest against a pole facing west.
Wescoat's passengers Nicole Lee Clifton, 39, and Dennis Cameron, 45, were not reported to have been injured as a result of the crash.
Wescoat received minor injuries and was transported from the scene by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for treatment. She was issued a citation for traveling at an unsafe speed and no liability insurance.
