DPS Press Release

DPS Investigates Single-Vehicle Crash with Injury on FM 417

September 9, 2025 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers are investigating a one-vehicle crash on Farm-to-Market 417, south of Center, that occurred Sunday, September 7, 2025.
 Alcudia was traveling at an unsafe speed for an approaching curve, left the roadway, and struck a tree.
 
Alcudia was transported to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Hospital for treatment of possible life-threatening injuries.
 
This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.

Freightliner Overturns on FM 417

August 25, 2025 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers are investigating a one-vehicle crash on Farm-to-Market Road 417, just east of Center, that occurred on Friday, August 22, 2025. 

The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 4:10am, a 2017 Freightliner Cascadia driven by Gilberto Cardenas-Nava, 27, of Center, towing a 2007 Utility Trailer, was traveling east. It is reported that Cardenas-Nava failed to drive in a single lane, left the road to the right, and overturned.

Cardenas-Nava was not injured.

FM 3172 Scene of Motorcycle Crash Incident

May 19, 2025 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers are investigating a one-vehicle crash on Farm-to-Market Road 3172, just north of Huxley, that occurred, May 17, 2025. 
 
The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 6:50 p.m., a 2024 Harley Davidson motorcycle ridden by Heath Allen, 50, of Lufkin was traveling north. It is reported that Allen was traveling at an unsafe speed for an approaching curve and left the road to the left, causing both the rider and the passenger to be thrown from the motorcycle. 
 

DPS Increases Traffic Enforcement for Thanksgiving Holiday

November 25, 2024 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is stepping up enforcement for Thanksgiving to ensure Texans have a safe holiday. Texas Highway Patrol (THP) Troopers will increase enforcement efforts on the roads from Wednesday, Nov. 27, through Sunday, Dec. 1. Troopers will be looking for people not wearing seat belts, driving while intoxicated, speeding and failing to follow the Move Over, Slow Down law, among other traffic violations.

SH 87 North Near CR 4009 Scene of Single-vehicle Crash

February 22, 2024 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers investigated a crash on State Highway 87, near County Road 4009, that occurred Wednesday, February 21, 2024.

Preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 7:20am, a 2023 Hyundai Elantra driven by Jada Davis, 18, of Timpson was traveling northwest. It is reported that Davis failed to drive in a single lane to the right and then back to the left, causing her to lose control and travel into the south ditch where she struck multiple trees.

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