Texas DPS Troopers are investigating the crash incident from November 21, 2025.
November 23, 2025 - Emergency personnel were dispatched to a major two-vehicle crash on State Highway 7 East near the Flat Fork Creek Bridge on Friday, November 21, 2025, sometime just after 6:05pm.
The highway was eventually shut down on the Joaquin side of Flat Fork Creek bridge so that emergency personnel could address the needs of those involved while Texas DPS State Troopers investigated the incident.
Joaquin VFD fire personnel are seen washing debris from the roadway at the scene of the crash.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 6:05pm, a red 2012 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Shakayla Franklin, 22, of Mansfield, La. was traveling east, while a red 2015 GMC pickup driven by Tommy Gray, Jr., 65, of Joaquin was traveling west. It is reported that Franklin crossed over into the oncoming lane causing the Camaro to strike the GMC head-on.
Gray and Franklin were both pronounced deceased on scene by a Shelby County Justice of the Peace.
According to DPS, this is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department personnel maintained traffic control at both ends of the crash scene.
