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A family of three was killed in a three-vehicle crash last week in Lavaca County, Texas. They were headed to a Van Halen concert on June 20th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Felipe Antonio Garcia, 39, of Brownsville, and his two children — Brandon Michael Garcia, 9, and Anthony Cesar Garcia, 10 — along with girlfriend Christine Salazar, 42, of McAllen, were traveling north on U.S. Highway 77 near Hallettsville when Garcia lost control of his 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac on the wet road and crossed into the southbound lane. According to a report by the Texas…

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A Rice University math professor was crossing the street on Tuesday when she was struck and killed by a car. Her baby was successfully delivered but died a day later. Her baby was delivered successfully via C-section hours after her death, but succumbed to injuries the following day and died, KVUE reports. Jennifer Young, a 30-year-old post-doctoral instructor who was seven months pregnant, was crossing the street near the Texas Medical Center in Houston when she was struck by an Acura MDX. She was rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital but died shortly afterwards, reports The Houston Chronicle. The doctors performed…

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Thirty-three year-old Nick Hall slid more than 3,000 feet to his death as he was helping to evacuate four climbers on Mount Rainier. The last climber to be rescued, Stacy Wren, descended with Rainier National Park rangers on Friday during blizzard conditions and was whisked away by car that evening. Three other climbers were plucked off by a Chinook helicopter from Joint Base Lewis-McChord Thursday after the group fell and two of them ended up in a crevasse. Eight other climbers who were trying to retrieve Hall’s body from the 10,000-foot level of the mountain were pinned down in a…

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An 8-year-old boy is added to the four fatalities of a car crash earlier this week. It was Monday morning when a car smashed into a parked bulldozer, instantly killing a 31-year-old woman and two children, ages 2 and 3. Later that day, a 5-year-old child died at the hospital, police said. For three days, Abram Demers, 8, fought for his life at the University Hospital in San Antonio but suffered the same fate. The driver, Larry William Demers, 35, is now in jail for charges of intoxication manslaughter, two of intoxication assault and a probation violation, with $420,000 total…

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A three-vehicle accident near Hallettsville, east of San Antonio in Lavaca County left Anabel Salazar mourning the death of her two young sons and their father. The boys’ father, 39 year-old Felipe Garcia, was taking their sons, 10 year-old Anthony, and 9 year-old Brandon to a Van Halen concert in San Antonio when they were killed Tuesday afternoon. The boys started liking Van Halen after playing the group’s Guitar Hero video game and were excited when their father told them he would take them to the concert. They initially thought they would go to the show in Dallas, but they…

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One male motorcycle driver was killed and a female passenger was injured in an Arlington crash. On June 16, at about 2:45 a.m., a collision of a motorcycle and four-door sedan happened at the intersection of E. Sublet Road and New York Avenue, southeast of Arlington Municipal Airport. The motorcycle was traveling eastbound when it smashed into the car, killing the motorcyclist and causing a severe leg injury to the female passenger. The woman was taken to the John Peter Smith Hospital. The driver of the car was unharmed. Investigators are still identifying the cause of the accident. Read more: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18796513/man-killed-woman-hurt-in-motorcycle-crash#ixzz1xz23zP2z

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A mother and her nine children were injured in an accident in Liberty County. It was 1:30 a.m. when a woman and her children were on their way home riding a Ford Excursion. She was driving on Eastex Freeway near the San Jacinto River when she swerved to avoid hitting something that ran in front of her. Apparently, police says, the woman lost control and the car was overturned to one side. Troopers said the children aged between three and 12 years old each had their seatbelt on and that there were indeed 10 places in the SUV. The children,…

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Authorities need help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who left the scene of an accident on April 29th. A 45-year-old male victim was crossing the street near the 200 block of N. York St. at around 9 p.m. when a car hit him. The unidentified driver failed to stop and render aid. The victim was taken to an area hospital where he is treated for severe head and body injuries and remains in critical condition. Detectives described the vehicle as a dark-colored, possible 2005 model car, with tinted windows. It bears Texas license plates, numbered either ZXL247B or ZXL242B. It…

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Two people were killed and five injured in a vehicular accident Sunday afternoon. A 1999 Ford Expedition skid in the middle of the road and somersaulted repeatedly, killing the driver and one passenger. The accident happened at around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, nine miles east of Balmorhea after the van’s right rear tire blew out, according to a spokesman with the Texas Department of Public Safety. The driver, Nancy Aleman, 27, of El Paso and Lareina McEdward, 27, of Mesquite, N.M., were pronounced dead at the scene. The five passengers who were injured were sent to separate hospitals, says the DPS…

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A construction worker of a new San Antonio highway bridge died after falling 50 feet. Early morning of June 4th, a worker who was part of the U.S. 281 and Loop 1604 crew, was attaching corrugated metal onto the bridge frame when the accident happened. Though investigators believe the man had a safety harness, it might not have been fastened in a safe location. Victim is still unnamed. Nearby traffic was diverted following the incident. Original story: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Worker_Dies_In_Fall_From_Texas_Highway_Bridge_156989545.html

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