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July 3, 2022 - State Highway 87 south of Timpson (Horton Hill) near CR 4009 was the scene of a single-vehicle crash July 2, 2022, involving a tow truck.
Emergency personnel with the Timpson Volunteer Fire Department, Constable Precinct 5 and Shelby County Sheriff's Department all rushed to the location.
TVFD Fire personnel assisted in extricating the driver from the vehicle.
Accordingt to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Troopers are investigating the one-vehicle crash on State Highway 87.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates at approximately 9:05am, a white 1995 Peterbilt Sand Hill tow truck driven by John Nelson Jr., 55, of Timpson was traveling northbound when a front tire blew out, went off the roadway, and struck a tree.
Nelson was taken to Nacogdoches Memorial Health for treatment.
This is an ongoing investigation, and there is no additional information available for release at this time.
DPS Trooper David Shields is handling the investigation.
