ANGELINA COUNTY, TX- On November 15, at approximately 8 a.m., Texas
Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers investigated a two vehicle crash with
possible injuries on US 59 North at the Angelina River.
Roadway construction work closed the northbound outside lane forcing traffic into
the inside lane.
A 2007 Chevrolet passenger car, driven by 34-year-old Juan Rubio from Lufkin,
TX failed to control speed and struck the rear of a 2003 Chevrolet pickup, causing
the pickup to hit the concrete barrier. The driver of the 2003 Chevrolet pickup is
identified as 36-year-old Samuel Roque-Pina, also from Lufkin, TX.
Roque-Pina and a passenger were transported to Chi St. Luke’s Hospital in Lufkin
with unknown injuries by ambulance. Rubio was reportedly not injured in the
crash.