Joseph Cargal ID’d as Man Killed in Shelby County Crash on U.S. 59 near Tenaha
Shelby County, Texas (September 9, 2018) – The man who was killed early Saturday morning in a traffic collision in Shelby County has been identified as Joseph Cargal, 68, of Conroe, TX, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The fatal crash happened at about 1:40 a.m. Saturday, September 8 on U.S. 59, just south of Tenaha.
According to the DPS report, David Forehand, 57, of El Lago, TX, was driving a 2017 Peterbilt truck tractor semi-trailer southbound on U.S 59 when he reportedly swerved to the left to avoid a tree that had fallen into the roadway.
Forehand then drove into the northbound lanes and his truck collided head-on with a 2002 Sterling truck tractor semi-trailer.
The impact caused the Sterling truck tractor semi-trailer to burst into flames.
Cargal, who was the driver of the Sterling truck tractor, was pronounced dead at the scene by a Shelby County Justice of the Peace.
According to the DPS, Forehand was taken to a Nacogdoches hospital and was later transported to a Tyler hospital for further treatment.
The crash remains under investigation.
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