Joseph Cargal Killed in Truck Accident on U.S. 59 in Shelby County
Joseph Cargal ID’d as Man Killed in Shelby County Crash on U.S. 59 near Tenaha
Joseph Cargal Killed in Truck Accident on U.S. 59 in Shelby County
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.
