Friday, January 9, 2015

ONE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER 18-WHEELER WRECK ON HWY. 59 IN ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS



ONE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER 18-WHEELER WRECK ON HWY. 59 IN ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS



Posted: Jan 09, 2015 6:46 PM EST Updated: Jan 09, 2015 8:06 PM EST
ANGELINA COUNTY, TX (KTRE) - 

A wreck involving an 18-wheeler has stalled northbound traffic on US 59 north of Lufkin.
The wreck, which occurred around 5 p.m., involves an 18-wheeler and a pickup.
It happened between FM 843 and FM 2021. Traffic is being diverted on FM 2021 and to FM 843.

Deputies on scene said witnesses saw 60 year-old Michael Tarver lose control in the southbound lanes and run  into the side of an 18-wheeler. One witness told troopers that after Tarver hit the truck he lost control and ran over the median going airborne before landing and hitting an 18-wheeler in the northbound lanes.

Troopers did not have a condition on Tarver.