SHELBY COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to a report of an auto-pedestrian crash this morning on US 84, just east of County Road 3590.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates at approximately 6:40 a.m., a 2015 Toyota passenger car was traveling west on US 84, in the inside lane, when it struck a pedestrian who was in the roadway attempting to cross the highway.
The driver of the Toyota is identified as 35-year-old Joshua Hankins from Logansport, LA. Hankins was not injured during the crash. The pedestrian is identified as 76-year-old Doris Washington from Center. Washington was pronounced deceased at the scene by a Shelby County Justice of
the Peace.
This crash remains under investigation. No additional information is available at this time.