June 24, 2025 - U.S. Highway 96 South at FM 417 was the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a truck tractor and a pickup truck on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
When emergency personnel arrived, the pickup truck remained in the middle of the roadway and the truck tractor was off the roadway and down an embankment where it had traveled through a fence before coming to rest.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Cpl. David Shields, Jr. at approximately 5:55am a white 2013 Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck driven by Raymond Martin, 58, of Lubbock was northbound and crested a hill where a 2013 Freightliner log truck driven by Richard Livingston, 76, of Center was attempting to turn and back into a private driveway. Upon topping the hill Martin was unable to stop before colliding with the Freightliner.
Martin and Livingston were transported by ambulance to Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of their injuries.
Trooper Shields was assisted at the scene by Sgt. Micah Rucker, Trooper Keith Jones and Trooper Ashlee White.
