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Vehicle rolls over on State Highway 31

Texas Highway Patrol Troopers R.D. Rhodes, left, and Jason Rolison, right, review information following a one-vehicle rollover Tuesday afternoon on State Highway 31 west. According to Department of Public Safety reports, 18-year-old Michelle Smith of Bivins was traveling westbound in a PT Cruiser when an 18-wheeler moved over, forcing her to take evasive action. Her vehicle ended up upside down resting against a barbed wire fence. Rolison said Smith wasn't injured. A passenger was transported to the hospital by ambulance with possible injuries. Along with DPS, firefighters from Brownsboro and Murchison responded to the scene.