NEWS
One accident leads to two others Friday afternoon
One accident led to another and then another Friday afternoon that caused a major traffic stop on U.S. 287 near the State Highway 59 overpass.
The series of events began about 2:52 p.m. on Feb. 2 after an initial call out of a vehicle that had gone off into the median and lots of stuff had come out of the vehicle onto the highway. that vehicle’s driver was able to put onto the shoulder and was uninjured; however, the traffic coming up onto the scene had some issues.
The next incident involved a Volvo tractor trailer that was pulling another large truck for C1 Transportation of Illinois. The driver, Mircea A. Chira was slowing to stop for the wreck ahead of him, but another truck also pulling a truck reportedly failed to control its speed and struck the truck being pulled by unit one.
Unit three, driven by Arturo Felipe Samavieto, was a white Freightliner that was pulling another Freightliner for DES Express out of Dallas. When he struck unit two that was being pulled he lost control and flipped on its side. Samavieto was taken to Bowie Emergency Room by Bowie EMS.
Another accident occurred a short time later as Jeri Lee Robbins, 63, driving a Chevy Traverse was traveling north on U.S. 287. She was slowing as she approached the traffic stoppage for the other accidents. Salvador Guerrero Beltran, was driving a red Freightliner tractor trailer in the same direction and he began to slow down fast based on the police report causing the truck to slide sideways and strike the car.
In all these incident only one person received injuries. Traffic was stalled for about two hours as the roadway was cleared.
Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Dec. 23.
The court will consider obligating $276,961.84 of American Rescue Plan funds to completing the new wastewater treatment plant that will serve the courthouse complex. Commissioners have been working on this project much of the year.
Montague County will apply to the Nortex Regional Planning Commission for a solid waste disposal grant to purchase a tire cutter for use by all four precincts.
Developers for Kingdom Estates Phase 2 subdivision will offer a plant for lots 6-10, 16.06 acres located in precinct two.
A cooperative agreement between Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the county will be presented, along with a non-exclusive license and service agreement between Local Government Solutions and Justices of the Peace one and two.
Annual bonds for seven elected officials will be offered, along with the county attorney’s 2024 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture report.
Montague County has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist individuals with the purchase and installation of a residential storm shelter.
The shelter must be FEMA-approved and individuals must install and pay for the shelter. After installation and passing an inspection, the individual could be eligible for 50% reimbursement of the cost of the storm shelter up to a maximum $3,000 reimbursement.
The initial program allows for financial assistance for the installation of up to 100 storm shelters. Visit the Montague County website at co.montague.tx.us and click on “Safe Room Program,” and under quick links to see the qualifications and requirements for participation in the program.
There is no deadline to apply, but only 100 applicants will be accepted
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