November 14, 2025 - U.S. Highway 59 just near CR 4653 was the scene of a single-vehicle crash Wednesday, November 13, 2025, involving a passenger car and a tree.
Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department personnel were part of the first emergency responders along with the Shelby County Sheriffs Department. Deputies established traffic control, as well as fire personnel who directed traffic and provided medical aid to the driver involved until EMS arrived.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Josh Gradberg, at approximately 12:55pm a silver 2015 Ford Fusion was southbound near CR 4653 and was driven by Joequaevion Howard, 28, of Nacogdoches.
As the vehicle was traveling southbound, Howard was attempting to hand some milk to an infant passenger, who was properly secured, and Howard veered off the roadway to the southbound shoulder subsequently colliding with a tree head on.
The child was determined to be uninjured at the scene, and Howard was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches for non-life-threatening injuries.
Howard was issued a citation for failure to maintain a single lane and he had an arrest warrant for a suspended license.
