SHELBY COUNTY – On January 17, The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to a one vehicle fatal crash on FM 2787, about two and one half miles south of Joaquin.

The preliminary crash investigation indicates at approximately 9:30 p.m., a 2014 Dodge pickup was traveling north. For unknown reasons the pickup drove off the roadway to the left and struck a tree.

The driver is identified as 44-year-old Johnnie Briggs from Joaquin. Briggs was pronounced deceased at the scene by a Shelby County Justice of the Peace. No additional information is available at this time.