September 17, 2024 - U.S. Highway 96 just past FM 2026 was the scene of a two-vehicle crash in the vicinity of a school bus Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
Center Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the scene of the incident, as well as Center Police Department officers.
According to the preliminary crash investigation information from DPS, at approximately 5pm, a 2008 Kia Rondo driven by Fernando Maciel-Munoz, 35, of Center was northbound, followed by a 2011 Chrysler Town and Country driven by Raquel Rafael, 22, of Center.
It is reported that the Kia stopped behind a school bus that was offloading children and was rear-ended by the Chrysler.
Maciel-Munoz was transported to Nacogdoches Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Rafael was not reported to have been injured. One passenger, identified as a 15-year-old female of Center, was transported to Nacogdoches Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Citation information was not provided by DPS on this incident. According to DPS, this is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
