Georgetown High School Teacher Deirdre Furr Dies in Car Crash
A Georgetown High School English teacher was killed in a wreck Wednesday morning. Deirdre Furr, 54, was on her way to pick up her daughter in Bertram when the wreck occurred at about 7:09 a.m. on Texas 29 two miles east of Bertram in Burnet County. Texas Department of Public Safety officials said Furr was […]
Damon Barraza Jr. Charged in Connection With Wreck at The Intersection of 82nd and Quaker
A high-speed pursuit through Lubbock ended in a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of 82nd Street and Quaker Avenue Wednesday afternoon. The incident started when a DPS trooper tried to pull over a gray Dodge pickup on south U.S. 87. The driver, 27-year-old Damon Barraza Jr., refused to stop and the trooper chased after the […]
Frank Ortega, Manuel Loera and Joshua Stearns Killed in Midland County Fatal Accident
A collision of two trucks in Midland County on Tuesday left three men dead and one in critical condition. Frank Ortega, 26, of Odessa, was driving a truck with two passengers when he tried to pass another car. He swerved to avoid hitting another truck driven by Manuel Loera, 47, but both drivers swerved in […]
Melissa A. Flores and Andrew Jared Swope Died in Highway 287 Crash
Two people have died in a fiery crash Tuesday just north of the Canadian bridge on Highway 287. The Potter County Fire Department responded to the scene of the accident at about 11:12 a.m. and found a pickup fully engulfed in flames. Department of Public Safety officials said a 2011 Ford Mustang was traveling south […]
Richard Carl Wood Dies in Hall County Rollover
A man was killed after his car rolled off the road and onto a cotton field in Hall County Monday morning. According to the Department of Public Safety, a 1994 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck was heading south on FM 657 when, for unknown reasons, the pickup swerved to the left and crashed at about 7:30 […]
Rosalinda Santana, Lydia Jimenez, and Margarito Cavazos Victims of Rollover Accident Near El Paso
Three people, including a 6-year-old boy, died and three others injured in a single-vehicle rollover accident Sunday afternoon near El Paso. Police said a vehicle carrying six people may have had a tire blowout, which caused it to overturn on Interstate 10 in Culberson County shortly before 2:30 p.m. Pronounced dead at the scene were […]
DPS Trooper Bob Sims Hurt in an Accident Involving Son Near Breckenridge
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was injured Sunday night after his patrol car was hit by a pickup driven by his son. Trooper Bob Sims was working patrol Sunday evening and was on the way to have dinner with his family when the crash happened near the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and […]
Colbey Parsons Dies in Single-Vehicle Rollover in Sanger
Early Sunday’s single-vehicle rollover in Sanger left one person dead and three others injured. Colbey Parsons of Iowa Park was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck which happened at approximately 2:46 a.m. near the 11600 block of FM 2450 near Chisum Road, said the Texas Department of Public Safety. The 22-year-old was driving […]
Zachery Joseph Melton Struck, Killed on Abilene Street
A man was struck and killed by a truck Thursday night on Abilene street. The victim, identified as 32-year-old Zachery Joseph Melton of Abilene, was pronounced dead at the scene near the 400 block of Sayles Blvd at 6:55 p.m. In a police report, Melton was wearing dark-colored clothing while walking on Sayles Boulevard when […]
Robert Keller in Critical Condition After I-20 Accident
A man is in critical condition Wednesday after he was trapped in a van when it collided with a gas tanker in I-20. A driver of an empty gas tanker was traveling on the frontage road in front of Lowes when he lost control, the Abilene police said. The tanker crossed the westbound lanes, slammed […]