At around 2:30 p.m. on August 6, 2020, there was a two-vehicle wreck at the intersection of HWY 7 East and Loop 500 on the outskirts of Center, Texas headed toward Joaquin next to the L & M Quickstop. 

 

 

 

Dodge Journey

 

 

A dark-colored Dodge Journey collided with a silver Nissan Rogue; there were several occupants in each vehicle. Two people were taken to a local hospital by Allegiance Mobile Heath with unknown injuries. The Center Police Department, Center Fire Department, and TxDOT blockaded the scene.

 

 

 

Nissan Rogue

 

 

The Center Fire Department and wrecker services help to clear the wreckage. Center Fire Chief Keith Byndom and another Fireman could be seen moving a sign that got knocked down during the crash. 

 

 

 

Center Fire Cheif Keith Byndom (left) and another Fireman move a sign knocked down in the wreck

 

 

Hughes Wrecker Service towing away Nissan

 

 

East Texas Towing and Storage hauling off Doge

 

Hughes Wrecker Service towed away from the Nissan, and East Texas Towing and Storage hauled off the Dodge. The scene was cleared by approximately 3 p.m., and no fatalities were reported to have occurred on the scene, according to the Center Police Officer Bryan Wright.