On 1/27/16 at about 6:42 AM, Nacogdoches County DPS Troopers responded to
the scene of a one vehicle crash involving a truck tractor semi-trailer on US 59 just
South of CR 179 in Nacogdoches County. The preliminary crash investigation
indicates, a 2012 International truck was traveling southbound on US 59 when it
left the roadway to the right. After leaving the roadway the truck drove into a creek
and struck the creek bank causing it to lose a load of pipe onto US 59. The driver
of the truck was identified as David Wayne Fleming (47), from St. Francis
Arkansas. Fleming was transported by a medical helicopter to Good Shepherd
Medical Center in Longview for treatment. The crash remains under investigation.
No additional information is available at this time.