August 10, 2024 - U.S. Highway 96 South 5 1/2 miles south of of Center was the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a truck hauling hay and a passenger vehicle on August 7, 2024, at around 5pm.
Emergency personnel were dispatched to the location just north of CR 1008. Center Fire Department and Shelby County Sheriff’s Department were on scene with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Troopers.
According to Texas DPS State Trooper Josh Gradberg, a 2006 Dodge pickup truck hauling a trailer loaded with round bales of hay and driven by James Bell, 68, of Center was turning right into the driveway to his residence. At that time a silver 2019 Nissan Sentra driven by Yuliana Santos-Carrillo, 35, of Center was northbound on U.S. Highway 96 in the outside lane and failed to control speed as she took evasive action into the northbound shoulder and struck the passenger door of the Dodge.
No injuries were reported to have resulted from the crash incident.
Santos-Carrillo was issued citations for no driver’s license and fail to control speed.
