Tara Lyn Carter Injured in Grant County Crash
A Perryton woman was hurt following a rollover accident Wednesday in Grant County, OK. Tara Lyn Carter, 44, was driving a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder when the crash happened in Oklahoma 132 four miles south of Manchester at about 10 p.m. According to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, Carter was heading north when she apparently fell […]
Buddy Ray Wilkins Killed in I-20 Accident
One man was killed when he crashed into an 18-wheeler south of Wills Point in Van Zandt County Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred at the 5515 mile marker on Interstate 20 east, about a mile west of Farm-to-Market 47, south of Wills Point. Buddy Ray Wilkins of Kilgore was driving an SUV when, for an […]
Texas Trooper to be Terminated After Roadside Cavity Searches
The female trooper that performed a roadside cavity search on two Texas women will be terminated, said the Texas Department of Public Safety. The two Irving women said of the July 2012 incident as an unconstitutional search without probable cause and are suing Trooper David Farrell, Trooper Kelley Helleson and the director of the Department […]
Earlean Roberts Johnson Injured in Lubbock Wreck
A woman was injured following a single-vehicle traffic accident early Wednesday in south Lubbock County. The crash occurred at about 8:15 a.m. near Woodrow Road and Highway 87 when Earlean Roberts Johnson, 73, of Plainview, overcorrected her vehicle, causing it to overturn. Johnson was taken by ambulance to Covenant Hospital in Lubbock in serious condition. […]
Taylor County Sheriff’s Deputy William Woodruff Dies in Accident North of Abilene
A Taylor County Sheriff’s Department deputy was killed when his pickup crashed into an 18-wheeler, leaving his 6-year-old granddaughter injured in the crash Tuesday. 50-year-old Deputy William Woodruff was pronounced dead on the scene of the accident which happened at approximately 7 p.m. on Highway 277 north of Abilene near the Taylor/Jones County line. According […]
Snowmobiler Caleb Moore in Critical Condition After Winter X Games Crash
Snowmobiler Caleb Moore of Krum, Texas, remains in critical condition Tuesday after a crash last week during the Winter X Games in Aspen. The 25-year-old was performing a flip Thursday when he caught the top of the hill that was serving as a landing area and went over the handlebars, landing face first into the […]
John Lerma Dies in Accident Along I-30 in Fort Worth
One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning in Fort Worth. John Lerma, 29, was found dead on the scene of the accident on the eastbound frontage road of Interstate 30 just before University Drive. It was about 1 a.m. when Lerma was traveling at a high rate of speed and crashed […]
Steve Pickett Dies in Two-Vehicle Crash
A 64-year-old rancher died in a fiery head-on collision early Monday afternoon in Cross Plains. The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. along Texas Highway 36, between Cross Plains and Abilene. Texas Department of Public Safety said it appeared that one vehicle crossed into the other vehicle’s lane. The two pickup trucks crashed head-on and […]
Siblings Maria Gonzalez-Refugio, Diana Gonzalez, and Jesus Gonzalez Die After Wreck on I-30 in Grand Prairie
Three children from Irving have died Monday, a day after their car stalled along Interstate 30 and was struck by a pickup. The accident happened at about 1:50 p.m. Sunday when a 2004 Dodge Stratus carrying a family of six stalled in the westbound lanes of I-30. The mother, Maria Francisca Vasquez, 31, was driving […]
Edward Gomez Killed in Edinburg Crash
A driver fleed the scene of the accident after crashing his car, leaving one passenger dead and another injured. The driver of the Nissan Altima was speeding as he travelled west on Alberta road at approximately 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The driver then lost control, struck a chain link fence, and hit several trees. DPS troopers […]