November 6, 2015 - U.S. Highway 96 North was the scene of a single-vehicle crash outside of Center on Thursday, November 5, 2015 to which State Troopers were dispatched.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Taylor Buster, at 12:10pm Bencie Allen Mancil Sr., 67, of Hemphill was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 96, north of Loop 500, in a grey 2014 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck. Due to a medical issue, Mancil lost control of the truck which crossed the northbound traffic lanes and left the roadway to the left, striking a guardrail and coming to rest against some trees in a wooded area.
Mancil was determined at the scene to have not received injury from the crash. No citations were reported to have been issued at the time of the crash. Trooper Cpl. Jimmy Faulkner assisted with the crash investigation.
