Professor Valentyn Siniak Dies in ETX Motorcycle Accident Friday
A Wiley College professor was killed Friday evening following a motorcycle accident in Marshall. 37-year-old Valentyn Siniak was riding his motorcycle heading west on US Highway 80 at about 6 p.m. when he crashed into an eastbound Dodge pickup as it tried to turn left onto Loop 390. He succumbed to his injuries and died […]
Jeffrey Lettig in Local Hospital After I-35 Rollover
A rollover crash along Interstate 35 near West Friday morning sent one Hillsboro man to a local hospital. The incident happened at approximately 9:25 a.m. on the median between the southbound service road and the main lanes of Interstate 35 at mile marker 351. DPS said pickup driver 52-year-old Jeffrey Lettig reportedly lost control of […]
Efrain Gomez Jr., Jose Luis Hernandez and Santiago Granados Jr. Killed in Two-Vehicle Accident Near Bishop
Three fatalities and two injuries were reported on Friday’s head-on collision in Farm-to-Market Road 70 near Bishop. The Department of Public Safety said the accident happened at about 11:15 a.m. when an eastbound 2003 Ford F-150 carrying four people crashed into a 2009 Mazda about four miles east of Bishop near County Road 73A. The […]
Rachel Strange Killed in Rollover
An Alvarado woman died in a rollover crash early Wednesday morning in Burleson. The fatal accident occurred at about 12:03 a.m. in Renfro Street near Willow Lane when Rachel Strange, 26, lost control of the vehicle after it came upon a curve too quickly, causing the vehicle to flip several times. Strange, who was not […]
Father and Son Rodney A. Carr Sr. and Jr. Killed in Motorcycle Accident
A father and his son died in a motorcycle crash in East Austin Tuesday evening. Austin police said Rodney A. Carr Sr., 31, was driving a Honda motorcycle with his son Rodney A. Carr Jr., 13, when he lost control of the motorcycle and slid into a parked silver 2012 Nissan sedan at approximately 5:15 […]
Michael Todd Grandstaff Dies in Parker County Crash
A motorcyclist was killed after he struck a tree south of Weatherford late Tuesday. 42-year-old bartender from Parker County, Michael Todd Grandstaff, was pronounced dead shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Grandstaff was riding a motorcycle heading north in a 40 mph speed limit area on […]
Stuart Miller Charged with DWI on New Year’s Eve Crash
A man is facing DWI charges after he sideswiped another car and left it on its side on New Year’s Eve. Abilene police said Stuart Miller, 50, fled the scene at the intersection of Buffalo Gap and Clack. Police caught up with him when his car broke down about a block from the crash. Miller […]
Michael McFarland Killed in Seguin Crash
A crash on New Year’s Day in Seguin claimed the life of a 24-year-old motorcyclist. Seguin police said Michael McFarland was traveling south on Texas 46 from West Court Street and attempted to make a left turn when an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado hit him on the right side. According to witnesses, McFarland did not have […]
Sara Habala Dies in New Year’s Crash
A 21-year-old woman was killed in a crash on New Year’s Day in Arlington. At about 3 a.m. Tuesday, Sara Habala of Arlington lost control of her vehicle and struck a pole on the side of the road at the intersection of Park Springs Boulevard and Shady Valley Drive. Habala was pronounced dead on the […]
Fred Rojas and Margo Chavarria Killed in San Antonio Motorcycle Accident
Two motorcyclists driving on the wrong side on South Side died in a head-on collision on Friday. The wrong-way motorcyclists, identified by San Antonio Police as 49-year-old Fred Rojas and 39-year-old Margo Chavarria, were pronounced dead on the scene when a truck hit them head-on. The truck driver did not see the victims and could […]