At 11:18 am this morning, the Nacogdoches Police Department responded to a three vehicle automobile crash in the 2300 block of Southeast Stallings Drive (Loop 224).
It eas determined that a 2012 Peterbuilt tractor trailer, loaded with logs, was travelling east on SE Stallings. The driver of the truck was identified as John Keith Ferguson, age 41 of Nacogdoches. The truck is owned by D. Fields Trucking of Nacogdoches.
Behind the truck was a Chevrolet Captiva SUV, driven by Emmanuel Alia, age 55, of Missouri City, Texas.
Traffic slowed and the Chevrolet Captiva struck the log truck from the rear. Mr. Alia was transported to a local hospital by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead.
A third vehicle, a Honda CRV, being driven by Brenda Rodriguez, age 51 of Stafford, Tx. was behind the Chevrolet, and struck the Chevrolet from behind.
No one else was injured in the accident. In addition to NPD, the Nacogdoches Fire Department, Nacogdoches Ambulance Service, Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Highway Patrol responded to the scene.
