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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 for drivers, causing the 10- and 7-vehicle pileup on both the east and westbound lanes of Interstate 20 between Midland and Odessa. The injuries and deaths happened in the westbound accident. Felix Vargas, 21, and construction worker Jesus G. Zapata, 49, died in the accident.…

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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 heading to Houston carrying 23 alleged illegal immigrants when their Ford F-3250 veered off the highway and hit trees. The truck was driven by 22-year-old Ricardo Mendoza-Pineda, from Mexico, says Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Gerald Bryant. It is not known where the driver…

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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 struck a small post. Lamar Schweitzer, who was driving the vehicle, turned back to the left to get back on the road but ended up rolling over twice before coming to a stop. Linda Schweitzer was pronounced dead at the scene, and Lamar Schweitzer died…

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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 maker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that dealers will remove the carpet padding and replace a console trim panel at no charge. Ford said the recall covered 8,266 vehicles in the U.S. Ford spokeswoman Marcey Zwiebel said it also affected about 2,000 vehicles…

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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., Hunter arrived in the area to deliver a load of sod. For whatever reason, he pulled in front of the Amtrak train, which was travelling at 47 mph. The train slammed into Hunter’s flatbed truck and was wedged beneath the train and dragged 300 feet.…

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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 the truck, swerved to the northbound lane, slid sideways and crashed into a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban heading north. The Suburban was then hit from behind by a 2002 Nissan. One of the passengers of the Suburban, Virginia Hearne, 80, of Henderson, was pronounced dead at…

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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 highway and crashed into trees near Goliad, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the victims sat crammed inside the truck's cab and bed. Investigators say tire failure could have caused the fatal accident. The driver and eleven passengers, including two girls, died upon impact…

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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 and face south. She got out and stood on the freeway, police said. Dana Adams, 55, of Fort Worth was also traveling north, in a Toyota 4Runner, when she fatally hit Espinosa before smashing the disabled SUV head-on. Both women were pronounced dead at the…

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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 truck broke through the cable barrier and crossed the center median. The vehicle moved to the westbound lanes of traffic, striking a 2010 Freightliner conversion truck and a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The truck was towing a 2013 Stroughton Box Trailer. Franco, who was not wearing…

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Two brothers who left the scene after striking another boat and killed a man in Southeast Texas have turned themselves in Sunday night. The operators of a motor boat fled after hitting a fishing boat with two men on board Saturday night in Baytown's Cedar Bayou. One victim was rescued shortly after the incident while his companion, Damon Miller of Baytown, was missing. Two days after the accident, Miller’s body was recovered by The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Investigators say Jason Clyde Delavergne, 36, and Joseph Charles Delavergne, 33, have been charged with failure to stop and render aid.…

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