One injured in two-semi crash

(Right) Two semi trucks collided on Friday on Highway 287 north of Groveton. Courtesy photo

TCNS staff

GROVETON – Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers investigated a two-vehicle crash on Friday on U.S. Highway 287 north of Groveton.

Reports indicate that at approximately 8:25 a.m., a 1996 Western Star semi was traveling south while a 2016 Peterbilt semi was traveling north.

The driver of the Peterbilt, Marty Parrish, 47, of Corrigan, was attempting to turn left into a private drive when his vehicle collided with the southbound Western Star, driven by Samuel Sease, 35, of Rusk.

Sease was not injured, but Parrish was transported to Woodland Heights Hospital in Lufkin for treatment, the report states.
This crash remains under investigation.