March 24, 2022 - Hurst Street in Center was the scene of a three-vehicle crash Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in the vicinity of the Nacogdoches Street intersection.
While Center Police Department personnel assisted those involved and investigated the crash, Center Fire Department and Shelby County Sheriff's Department deputies assisted with traffic control.
According to Center Police Officer Brian Wright, at just before 2pm a grey 2017 Toyota Tundra driven by Shelby Holt, 26, of Joaquin with passenger Wendy Holt, 47, was exiting Brookshire Brothers parking lot attempting to turn left onto Hurst Street.
At that time a grey 2021 Dodge Durango driven by Mindy Chavez, 39, of Center was traveling northbound in the inside lane of Hurst Street when the Tundra failed to yield right of way to the Durango and struck the Durango in the right passenger side.
Subsequently, the Dodge continued forward motion into the southbound inside traffic lane where a white 2021 Ford F-250 driven by Lonnie Burns, 60, of Woodward, Ok. was unable to avoid colliding with the Durango and struck it on the front right quarter panel. Both vehicles came to rest in the outside southbound traffic lane.
Chavez was transported from the scene by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for medical evaluation.
No citations were issued at the time of the crash.
