January 21, 2026 - Center Police Department (CPD) officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Tenaha Street at the intersection of Foster Street January 8, 2026.
Details on this incident were unavailable from the CPD until the time of this report.
Several CPD units responded to the location at the time of the incident to aid those involved and direct other vehicles around the incident scene, as it was a high-traffic time of day on Tenaha Street.
According to the Center Police Department, at sometimne just bwfore 5pm, a silver 2017 Nissan Sentra driven by Arturo Rico, 53, of Tenaha was southbound on Tenaha Street approaching the intersection of Foster Street. At that time, a white 2016 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Karyn Fenton, 76, of Center was attempting to enter Tenaha Street from Foster Street and failed to yield right of way to the Nissan, and causing it to collide with the Equinox.
Both vehicles came to rest on the opposite side of the roadway with the intersection of Childs Street.
Fenton and her passenger Teresa Shear, 57, were each transported to Nacogdoches Medical Center for treatment of possible minor injuries.
Rico was transported by private vehicle to Nacogdoches Medical Center for medical evaluation.
No citations were issued and both vehicles were towed from the scene.
