June 4, 2026 - Emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and U.S. Highway 84 on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, for a two-vehicle crash involving a truck tractor and a passenger car at around 8:20am.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), a white 2023 Infiniti QX60 driven by Melaney Morris, 66, of Lufkin was stopped at the sign on U.S. 84 waiting to cross U.S. 59. A two-tone blue and white 2012 Peterbilt driven by Dominique Emerson, 35, of Shreveport, La. towing a bobtail trailer was traveling south on U.S. 59. It is reported that the Infiniti failed to yield the right-of-way at the stop sign, attempted to cross U.S. 59, and was struck by the Peterbilt.
Morris, and one passenger Nancee Bennett, 65, of Lufkin were not injured. Emerson was also not injured.
DPS did not provide citation data at the time of this report.
According to DPS, this is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
The crash was investigated by DPS Trooper Jordan Ford. Timpson Volunteer Fire Department assisted at the scene of the crash.
According to TxDOT crash report data, there have been 21 crash incidents recorded in the vicinity of the intersection involved in the past four years. Four of those reported crashes occurred in 2025 and five are reported to have occurred in 2026.
