US-59 (south-bound) at Morgan Creek 5:30 am 05/10/21
Driver Falls Asleep, Rolls Vehicle, Takes Out Guardrail, GOODRICH, May 10, 2021 - Shortly before 5 am on May 10, 2021, a black 2017 Dodge Durango, was south-bound on US-59 in the vicinity of Goodrich when the driver, Kenyatta L. Walker, 29, of Alexandria, Louisiana, allegedly fell asleep at the wheel. Walker's vehicle left her lane to the left, slammed into the end of a guardrail at Morgan Creek, and rolled. Walker's vehicle came to rest upright in the left lane facing west. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with Deputies Adrian Ontiveros and Darren Brooks with the Polk County Sheriff's Office, and Trooper Johnny Wilkerson with the Texas Highway Patrol. Walker crawled out of her vehicle under her own power but was in pain. She was transported by ambulance to CHI Livingston Memorial Hospital with undisclosed injuries. Traffic on the south-bound side was partially blocked during investigation and cleanup. Walker's vehicle was recovered by All Star Wrecker Service out of Livingston.
Trooper Johnny Wilkerson investigated the accident.
This 2017 Dodge Durango was driven by 29 year old Kenyatta L. Walker, of Alexandria, Louisiana.
Walker fell asleep, slammed into a guardrail and rolled her vehicle.
Walker was transported by ambulance to CHI Livingston Memorial Hospital with undisclosed injuries.
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