November 11, 2026 - U.S. Highway 96 North at Cedar Creek Lane was the scene of a truck tractor crash on Friday, November 6, 2026.
Center Fire Department personnel responded to the location to aid the driver and direct traffic at the scene.
According to details from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 2:20pm, a 2017 International 400, driven by Samuel Todd, 22, of Center and towing a hay trailer, was traveling north. It is reported that Todd drove on the wrong side of the road to avoid stopped traffic, left the roadway, and struck a tree.
Todd was not reported to have been injured, and no citations were reported to have been issued.
This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
