July 27, 2022 - FM 1645 in the Huber community was the location of a single-vehicle crash involving a truck-tractor hauling a load of logs on Monday, July 25, 2022, at around 8:30am.
When emergency responders arrived at the crash scene around a half mile from State Highway 87 North the truck-tractor, owned by 4D Farms, was on its side across both lanes of FM 1645 and the contents of its trailer was spilled along the side of the road and through a fence along a nearby field.
The crash had occurred immediately following a curve in the roadway. At the time the crash occured, the Texas Department of Public Safety was already investigating another crash in San Augustine County and the Shelby County Sheriff's Department (SCSD) assisted by handling the investigation on FM 1645.
According to Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Jake Gross, a white 2011 Kenworth hauling a load of trees driven by Bunkcome Williams of Center was northbound on FM 1645 when he failed to control speed and the truck-tractor rolled over, losing its load and coming to rest in the middle of the road.
No injuries were reported as a result of the crash and no citations were issued.
Center Fire Department personnel responded to the incident and assisted with traffic control until the scene was clear.
Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative utility crews worked to repair power lines and a utility pole which was broken. A TxDOT crew was also on scene to assist.
