SWEPCO crew seen above set up at the intersection of Hurst Street and Roughrider Drive.
Update: The traffic light on Hurst Street at Roughrider Drive in Center is operational as of 12:15pm Wednesday, July 10.
July 10, 2024 - A SWEPCO crew is set up at the intersection of Hurst Street and Roughrider Drive in Center where the traffic lights are still not functioning as of 12-noon on July 10, 2024.
July 10, 2024 - The intersection in Timpson has been reported to now be functional, as of 10:49am.
July 9, 2024 - The intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Jacob Street in Timpson has also been without power to the traffic lights at that intersection and remains without power as of 7:53pm.
The intersection of Hurst Street and Roughrider Drive in Center was the scene of a major crash Tuesday, July, 9, 2024, between an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck.
The traffic lights at this intersection remain off since the recent storm, and were not in operation when the crash occurred.
Drivers are encouraged to use extreme caution at this intersection and when approaching any intersection where the lights are not operating as they should be.
Take all effort to follow necessary traffic laws and help prevent another crash.
The truck-tractor involved appeared to have collided with the pickup truck in the middle of the intersection, and after being evaluated by EMS, neither driver was transported to the emergency room by ambulance.
As the day has progressed, yet another two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Hurst Street and Roughrider Drive in Center at around 2:20pm. Center Police Department officers have continued to work traffic at the intersection, as many drivers either inadvertently travel through the intersection because they don’t realize the traffic light is inoperable, or just dismiss it altogether.
Center Police Department, Center Fire Department and EMS personnel all to returned to the scene of the previous incident and while Center Police officers investigated the crash, Center Fire Department personnel diverted traffic through a nearby shopping center parking lot to keep the flow of traffic moving. Once the scene was clear, the traffic lights remained off and traffic returned to “normal” with some driver’s treating the intersection as a four-way stop and others not knowing what to do in the absence of a traffic signal.
At around 3:11pm a TxDOT truck was on scene for a time. Electric utility trucks were on scene at around 5:30pm before departing as well.
As of 5:58pm the lights are still not reported to be functioning.
