July 7, 2026 - U.S. Highway 96 North near CR 3770 was the scene of a two-vehicle crash incident involving a truck tractor and a passenger car on Friday, July 3, 2026.
Responding to the scene just after 12:40pm were the Center Fire Department and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Troopers.
According to the DPS, the preliminary crash investigation indicates that a red 2012 Toyota Camry driven by Joyce Moore, 58, of Center was on the north shoulder and made an unsafe u-turn. The u-turn placed the Toyota in front of a Freightliner truck tractor semi-trailer owned by 2J Transportation and driven by Jaime Alvarez-Palomo, 31, of Tyler which was also traveling north and it was struck.
Alvarez-Palomo was not injured.
Moore was transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Moore was cited for making an unsafe turn.
According to DPS, no further information is available.
Center Fire Department personnel assisted at the scene until the roadway was clear. The crash was investigated by DPS Trooper Cpl. Dustin Ramos and Trooper Matt Chandler.
