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UPDATE: DPS locate driver in Shelby County crash

The crash occurred Wednesday around on US 96, south of Center.
Credit: DPS

SHELBY COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) have located the driver involved in a one-vehicle crash in Shelby County.

Andrew Blaine Hightower, 28, from Denton has been found unharmed and in contact with his family.

According to DPS, the crash occurred Wednesday around 5:15 p.m., on US 96, south of Center. 

The preliminary crash information indicates a 2005 Mini Cooper passenger car was traveling south when for unknown reasons, the vehicle traveled off the roadway to the right and struck a culvert. The vehicle then struck several trees and overturned. 

Hightower was not found at the scene of the crash. 

He was listed as an "overdue motorist."

Anyone with information on Hightower’s whereabouts is asked to contact local law enforcement or Lufkin DPS Communications at 936-699-7340.

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