May 8, 2017 - A motorcycle crash on US Highway 87 South sent a young man to the hospital with head trauma Friday morning, May 5, 2017.
The Center Fire Department, Center Police Department, Shelby County Sheriff's Department, ACE EMS, and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Troopers responded to the crash scene which reported a man in the roadway.
According to a DPS State Trooper Taylor Buster, a 2012 white Dodge Ram 3500 driven by Hubert Vaughn Obannon, 59 of Nacogdoches, was exiting a private driveway pulling a trailer loaded with supplies. A 2005 black Suzuki driven by Tyler Ray Morris, 19 of Center, was northbound on State Highway 87 South. The pickup failed to yield right-of-way to the motorcycle and while attempting to avoid the collision, the rider was ejected and struck the trailer.
Traffic was routed through one lane around the scene and ACE EMS transported Morris to Nacogdoches Medical Center. Morris was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The crash was investigated by DPS State Trooper Taylor Buster and assisted on scene by CPL Jimmy Faulkner, Trooper Richard Hill, and Trooper Sean Smith.
