Accident closes U.S. 69

The driver of this Ford Ranger was air lifted to ETMC-Jacksonville after driving his pick-up truck under the tongue of a dump-truck which was backing out onto the northbound lanes of U.S. 69, one-tenth of a mile south of FM 22, said Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Eric Long. Traffic was backed up for more than one mile Nov. 30 as rescue workers struggled to clear the accident from the roadway. PHOTO: TARA CROSBY