John Klueppel and Ryan Campos Killed in Two-Vehicle Accident
Two people are dead in a two-vehicle accident Saturday morning near Jacksonville. The deadly accident happened when a northbound 2011 Ford pickup driven by Roland Odum swerved onto the southbound lanes and hit a northbound 2002 Lexus. According to the Jacksonville Police Department, the men driving the Lexus, 26-year old John Klueppel and 22-year old […]
Justin Burleson Killed in Motorcycle Crash
A 30-year-old motorcycle rider from Abilene was killed after he slammed head-on into an 18-wheeler Thursday morning. It was 12:40 a.m. when Justin Burleson was driving the wrong way, riding south in the northbound lane of U.S. Highway 83 about a half-mile from FM 3034. According to Abilene Police Department, Burleson’s 2009 Harley-Davidson Sportster ran […]
Kevin Worsham Killed When Motorcycle Hits Pedestrian
A man was sitting in the roadway when a motorcycle hit and killed him late Friday night. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the accident occurred at around 11:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 80 just outside of Mineola. Herbert Westly Owens, 62, was driving a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when it hit 35-year old Kevin […]
Cora Kidd Dies in Three-Vehicle Wreck
A three vehicle wreck Thursday morning on Winchester Road claimed the life of a 70-year-old woman. The accident happened around 10:28 a.m. near the corner of Bahama Road. A 2003 Chevy Blazer was inbound on Winchester Road and crossed over the center line, sideswiping an outbound Toyota Camry. The Chevy, driven by Michael B. Mundy, […]
College Park High School Football Players Recover from Accident
College Park High School head football coach Richard Carson delivered some good news during the Meet the Cavaliers Night on Wednesday on the condition of the four football players involved in a rollover accident last Tuesday. “We had a tough week here,” Carson said. “The great thing is that they are going to get through […]
Singer Laura Botkin Dies in a West Texas Car Crash
A 27-year-old singer from Houston died in a wrong way crash late Sunday in West Texas. Laura Beth Botkin, 27, was returning from a trip to the Grand Canyon and was in the backseat of a car that crashed head-on into a pickup going the wrong way. She was not wearing a seat belt and […]
Johnnie Dozier Dies in Fatal Wrong Way Crash on Highway 6
An 81-year-old woman driving the wrong way was killed on a head-on collision in North Bryan. The deadly accident occurred at around 5 p.m. Wednesday near the exit ramp for Texas Avenue. Police reports said Johnnie Dozier, 81, of Bryan, got on Highway 6 at Tabor Road in a blue Buick heading north on the […]
Robert Dwayne Green Dies While Fleeing Upshur County Sheriff’s Deputy
A 40-year-old Cedar Hill man was fleeing an Upshur County sheriff’s deputy when his car slammed into a concrete pillar underneath an overpass and died. The deadly crash happened at 10:48 p.m. Monday at the intersection of U.S. 271 and Texas 155. According to Gilmer Police Chief James Grunden, the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office had […]
Hae J. Lee and Sandra Cozma Arrested After Wrong-Way Crash
For several months the North Texas Tollway Authority has been taking many steps to alleviate the problem of wrong-way drivers along the tollway. Early Tuesday morning, another wrong-way car crash occurred on the Dallas North Tollway southbound lanes, just south of Mockingbird Lane. According to police reports, a 2013 Honda Accord entered onto the tollway […]
Christopher Michael Cabriales and Vanessa Garcia Killed in Harlingen Wreck
A rollover accident on Tuesday morning just north of Harlingen killed a young man and woman. It was about 10:30 a.m. at the FM 507 north of Valley International Airport when 20-year-old Christopher Michael Cabriales was heading south and lost control of his 2012 Kia Ole. He overcorrected sending his vehicle onto the northbound lane and […]