March 28, 2016 - The driver of a red Dodge pickup truck was arrested on the scene when it was determined he had been driving while under the influence of alcohol.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Sean Smith, a call came in at 10:50pm on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 of a crash located 1 mile from U.S. Highway 96 South on FM 417. The vehicle was traveling at an unsafe speed and had gone off the roadway to the right in a sharp curve where it struck a road sign and a tree before coming to rest. The driver was identified as Daniel Eaves, 31, of Center.
Eaves was not on scene when Trooper Smith arrived, he had been given a courtesy ride to his house by the Sheriff's Department. DPS Trooper Ricardo Segura and Sheriff's Deputy Bradley Horton picked Eaves back up and returned him to the scene of the crash. During Trooper Smith's investigation he determined Eaves had been under the influence of alcohol and he was arrested for driving while intoxicated as well as possession of marijuana.
