April 3, 2023 - The Tenaha Police Department and Tenaha Volunteer Fire department were both dispatched to the U.S. Highway 59 North ramp in response to a single-vehicle crash.
According to the investigation performed by Tenaha Police Officer Jake Metcalf, a 2018 Volvo semi truck tractor driven by Abdikadir Mohamud of Minnesota and hauling a 2019 Hyundai box trailer was traveling northbound on George Bowers Drive. The truck tractor entered the Highway 59 North ramp at an unsafe speed which resulted in the semi truck leaving the roadway to the left and striking a tree in the median.
The Volvo sustained severe front damage and was towed from the scene by wrecker.
There were no injuries reported associated with the crash.
Mohamud was issued a citation for unsafe speed and fail to drive in a single lane.
Assisting on the crash was Tenaha VFD, Tenaha PD Chief Scott Burkhalter, Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Dustin Ramos and Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy Misty Ray.
