Jeff Morhet and Son Die in Colorado Plane Crash
Owner of biotechnology firm, Diomics Inc., and his 12-year-old son died in a Colorado plane crash on July 21st. Jeff Morhet, 43, of Jasper, and his oldest son, Jack, were flying to an air show in Osh Kosh, Wisconsin in his CJ-6A airplane when they crashed. Both were killed in the wreck. Morhet is survived by his […]
Jesus G. Zapata and Felix Vargas Killed in I-20 Multi-Vehicle Accidents
Two multi-vehicle collisions on Interstate 20 Monday night killed two, injured three people. DPS stated that 21-year-old Felix Vargas and 49-year-old Jesus G. Zapata, both from Odessa, were killed in the crash. They stated that 1 victim is currently in serious condition. The Texas Department of Public Safety said a dust storm caused limited visibility […]
Driver Identified As Death Toll In South Texas Pickup Crash Rises
Authorities have identified the driver of the overloaded truck that crashed in South Texas Sunday night, killing 15 people. According to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Greg Palmore, another man who was involved in the pickup truck crash has died Tuesday. The fatal wreck killed 14 others, including two juveniles. The truck was […]
Lamar and Linda Schweitzer Killed in Southern Colorado Crash
A couple from Conroe died Tuesday night when their car swerved off a road and flipped over two times. According to the Colorado State Patrol, Lamar Schweitzer, 84, and his wife Linda Schweitzer, 73, were travelling north on Colorado 25 when the vehicle veered off to the right side of the road of Trinidad and […]
Ford Recalls Escape SUVs
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 10,000 redesigned 2013 Escape SUVs to fix carpet padding that could get in the way of braking. Ford says that wrongly positioned carpet padding could reduce space around the pedals and cause drivers to hit the side of the brake pedal when switching from the accelerator. The auto […]
Death of Raan Hunter Raises Safety Issues on Widow Woman’s Crossing
In 1914, a prominent Fort Worth businessman, Col. Paul Waples, built a small crossing on the western edge of Arlington. He was killed two years later when his car was struck at the crossing by an Interurban trolley. Nearly 96 years later on June 29, Raan Hunter suffered the same fate. On Friday 5 p.m., […]
Weatherford Crash Kills Virginia Hearne
An 80-year-old woman was killed in a three-vehicle wreck Friday night in Weatherford possibly due to wet roadways. Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Lonny Haschel said the accident occurred at around 6:18 p.m. when a southbound 2005 Ford F150 pickup hydroplaned in the 2700 block of Farm Road 920. The driver lost control of […]
Texas Truck Crash Kills at Least 14
An overloaded pickup truck slammed into trees in rural South Texas Sunday night during an apparent smuggling run, killing at least 14 people and injuring 10. A white Ford F-250 pickup was heading north on U.S. 59 on Sunday evening carrying 23 suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala when it veered off a […]
Maria Espinosa Killed in Fort Worth Crash
Two women were killed in a crash early Sunday in west Fort Worth. The accident occurred at about 3:45 a.m. at Silver Creek Road, 2300 block of West Loop 820 North. Maria Espinosa, 20, of Granbury was travelling north on Loop 820 when she lost control and struck a guardrail, causing her vehicle to turn […]
Barbara J. Seibert and Steven J. Box Killed in I-40 Crash Caused By Blowout
Three people are dead after a crash on Interstate 40 in Gray County. Monday morning, Jimmy N. Franco of Bigfork, Minn., was traveling eastbound in his 2000 Ford F550 on I-40 one mile west of mile marker 142 when one of its front tires blew out. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Franco’s […]