East Texas man killed when truck collides with ATV
Published 10:30 am Tuesday, February 16, 2016
SAN AUGUSTINE (KYTX) – On 2/15/16 at approximately 2:28 PM, Shelby County DPS Troopers were notified of and responded to a two vehicle crash on FM 3154 approximately five and a half miles East of San Augustine in San Augustine County.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates that a 1998 Dodge pickup was traveling northbound on FM 3154 and was pushing a Suzuki four wheeler ATV in an attempt to start the vehicle.
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According to the report, the dodge truck drove partially over the ATV and its driver. The driver of the dodge truck was reportedly not injured and was identified as 49-year-old John Dee Tanner from San Augustine, TX.
The driver of the Suzuki ATV was identified as 20-year-old James Travis Jordan, also from San Augustine, TX. Jordan was pronounced deceased at the scene by a San Augustine County Justice of the Peace.
This crash remains under investigation. No additional information is available at this time.