Darrell Gene Sorensen Dies in Central Texas Ultralight Aircraft Crash

The pilot of an ultralight was found dead in the plane wreckage in Limestone County on Monday. The 69-year-old pilot, Darrell Gene Sorensen of Groesbeck, was operating the experimental Quicksilver Ultralight Sprint MX II when it went down in a field off of a private road near Limestone County Road 762 west of Lake Limestone. Federal Aviation Administration in Fort Worth spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the agency was notified of the crash Monday morning. The wreck was discovered a little before noon and Sorensen was pronounced dead at the scene by Limestone County Justice of the Peace Freda Gremminger.

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A pedestrian died early Sunday after being hit by a pickup truck on the 3500 block of North Main in Belton. Felix Martinez, 55, of Temple, was walking on the southbound lane of North Main Street at about 4:45 a.m. when a southbound pickup truck struck him. Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup’s driver was uninjured. No charges have been filed. Authorities continue their investigation into the deadly accident.

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A weekend crash on Farm-to-Market Road 580 near Bend claimed the life of a Central Texas woman. The accident occurred Sunday morning on a rural highway just near the home of the victim, identified as 69-year-old Sarah Cornelison Lovejoy of Bend. Lovejoy was heading east on FM 580 travelling at a high rate of speed when she lost control of her vehicle in a curve, causing it to leave the roadway and go up an embankment. The vehicle went airborne and flipped several times before it landed in a field. Lovejoy was pronounced dead on the scene of the accident…

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A one-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 in Eastland County left one Lancaster man dead on Saturday. At approximately 8:45 a.m., a Freightliner truck was heading east on I-20 near mile marker 337 when it crossed the median, left the roadway and slammed into a tree. The 18-wheeler truck tumbled into a creek bed and hit a second tree, ejecting its driver, 59-year-old Samuel Lee Johnson. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. DPS says the weather was clear and the road was dry at the time of the accident. They've continued their investigation.

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A teenager died after the pickup truck he was driving in crashed in rural Denton County outside of Sanger early Saturday morning. The Department of Public Safety said the crash happened just after 4 a.m. when a 2005 GMC truck left the pavement in the 4300 block of View Road and crashed into an utility pole and into a tree. The driver, Tyler Monroe, 18, of Sanger, was treated with minor injuries at Denton Regional Medical Center. His passenger, 17-year-old Bradley Joe Mitchel of Athens, died at the scene. Monroe was arrested on Intoxication Manslaughter charges with no bond. The…

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A district judge and a Temple police officer were hurt following a two-vehicle crash on Belton Friday night. District Judge Martha Jane Trudo was undergoing treatment at Scott and White Hospital in Temple after an accident at the intersection of FM 2410 and Simmons Road just south of U.S. Highway 190 outside of Belton at about 6 p.m. Friday. The unidentified officer had to be cut from the wreckage of his patrol car and was also taken to Scott and White Hospital. No further information was available on the nature and severity of injuries. Police are investigating to see if…

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An early-morning motorcycle accident on Southwest Amarillo left a 21-year-old man dead on Friday. Daniel William Campbell, 21, was riding a 2004 Harley Davidson heading east on West 46th Avenue at around 2:00 a.m. when he lost control of the bike, left the roadway and hit a traffic control sign on the intersection of 46th Avenue and South Libscomb Street. Campbell died at the scene. He was reportedly not wearing his helmet at the time of the accident. Amarillo police said speed and alcohol were both factors in the crash. The deadly crash remains under investigation.

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A two-vehicle head-on crash on County Road 1040 near the small Hunt County town of Celeste left three people dead Thursday night. Brett Wayne Vick, 44, of Greenville, was driving a 2002 Chevy Impala travelling south on Highway 69 from Denison to Greenville when he crossed into the northbound lanes and crashed head-on into an oncoming red Ford Escape, causing a fiery accident at around 8:30 p.m. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, both drivers were killed immediately. The occupants of the SUV were identified as Ouida Compton Richards, 65, the driver, and her mother Melba Anderson Compton,…

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A pilot was killed after a small plane he was flying crashed on Texas 21 near the Hays-Caldwell county line Thursday morning. A small, twin engine aircraft took off early morning from the San Marcos Airport and crashed on its way back. The pilot, identified as 66-year-old Clarence Schollmeyer from North Dakota, died on the scene. Officials say he was doing a test flight on the double-engine plane when it crashed. The accident happened at about 6 a.m. in a remote part of the Gary Job Corps Center located at 2800 Airport Highway 21 -- an open field adjacent to…

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An 81-year-old man was killed following a wrong-way accident on Interstate 20 near Hideaway Lake Tuesday night. At about 8:45 p.m., Albert Singler of Lindale, was driving a 2003 Toyota Tacoma on I20 when he moved into the westbound traffic and crashed head-on into an oncoming 1999 Ford F-250. Singler was pronounced dead on the scene by Smith County Precinct 5 Judge James Cowart. According to the Department of Public Safety, the impact caused the Ford to overturn.  The Ford’s driver and two passengers were injured and were transported to East Texas Medical Center where they were later released. An…

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