August 29, 2022 - State Highway 87 (SH 87) North was the scene of a single-vehicle crash August 24, 2022.
When emergency responders arrived at the scene, the vehicle involved was located off the roadway at the end of a large culvert. The driver had escaped the vehicle and crawled to safety through the culvert.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper David Shields, Jr., at around 6:48am a Chevrolet Equinox driven by Coneshie Ratcliff, 33, was southbound on State Highway 87 just south of CR 1450 when the vehicle malfunctioned in the front end causing it to veer off to the west side of the roadway.
The Equinox rolled several times before coming to rest at the end of a culvert.
Ratcliff was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of minor injuries.
No citations were issued resulting from the crash. The vehicle was towede from the scene.
Trooper Shields was assisted at the scene by DPS Trooper Taylor Buster and Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies Josh Anders and William Denison.
