Information from the DPS

 

SHELBY COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to a one-vehicle crash yesterday afternoon 5-13-20 involving a utility vehicle on FM 1490, about six miles west of Center.

The preliminary crash investigation indicates at approximately 5:45 p.m., a 2019 Polaris Ranger utility vehicle was traveling west when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to overturn on the roadway.

The driver is identified as 15-year-old Alana Parker from Timpson. Parker was transported to a Center hospital and later transported by medical helicopter to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport for treatment. She was pronounced deceased a short time after she arrived at the hospital.

A passenger riding with Parker was also injured and transported to a Center hospital by private vehicle.

No additional information is available at this time.