BLUM, Texas (FOX 44) – UPDATE: An intersection in Blum was closed due to a vehicle crash.
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers out of McLennan County were dispatched to Blum at approximately 5:51 p.m. Monday. The crash occurred at the intersection of FM-933 and FM-67.
An oversized load traveling northbound on FM-933 struck overhead power and telephone lines – damaging seven power poles throughout the town. The 47-year-old driver from Centerville was not injured. However, the driver was found to be outside the parameters of his State issued permit for the load.
No citations or charges have been issued. This investigation is still open.