Fertilizer Plant Explosion shocks West [LIVE VIDEO]
Update at 10:34 a.m. Thursday: The Texas Department of Transportation has issued a warning to expect traffic delays in and around Waco because of the explosion in West. But outside of FM2114, which runs through the heart of the impacted area, no state roads have been shut down by the blast. “We do have a warning […]
Myron Ellis Killed in Mountain Creek Area Accident
One motorcyclist is dead after crashing into another car in the Mountain Creek area in Grand Prairie Sunday afternoon. Police said a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle was travelling at about 65 mph on FM 1382 when a Kia Rio trying to make a left turn onto Eagle Ford Drive failed to yield. The motorcycle slammed into […]
UMC Paramedic Jason Cook Hit by Car While Responding to Accident
A local paramedic was sent to the intensive-care unit following a multiple car crash Sunday afternoon in Lubbock. The accident happened when Jason Cook, an off-duty UMC paramedic, spotted a two-vehicle collision at about 4 p.m. off Highway 114, east of Lubbock. He stopped to offer assistance. But as he got out of his car, […]
Derek Blackard Dies after 2-Vehicle Collision in Northeast Harris County
One driver is dead after he was ejected from his vehicle in a collision in northeast Harris County early Saturday. The deadly wreck occurred at about 2:10 a.m. in the 17200 block of Adlong School Road, said the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. A southbound silver Dodge Ram truck struck a gray Nissan Sentra, which was […]
Terrence A. Blount and Lee A. Jacobs Hurt in Crash on Wet Pavement
Two Texas men were injured in a rollover crash caused by wet pavement in the Rochester area in Minnesota. It was 3:25 p.m. Saturday when the driver of a car travelling east on Minnesota Highway 30 near Chatfield lost control on wet pavement, causing the vehicle to rollover. According to Minnesota State Patrol, the driver, […]
Paul Keith Butler Killed in Bowie County Pedestrian Accident
A pedestrian died after he was struck by a vehicle in Bowie County Wednesday night. The accident happened around 10:00 p.m. when 36-year-old Paul Keith Butler of Texarkana was walking East on FM 2516 in the Liberty Eylau Community. Butler was struck by a vehicle driven by Christopher Plummer, who was not injured. Troopers said […]
Sue Taylor and Paula Hahn Killed in Irving Bus Crash
The Department of Public Safety confirmed two people were killed and over 40 others were injured in a major bus crash Thursday in the Dallas suburb of Irving. The Cardinal Coach Line bus was headed to a casino in Oklahoma carrying about 45 people, mostly senior citizens, when it suddenly veered off the road, hitting […]
Anthony L. Weide Injured in Philadelphia Accident
A Texas man was hurt following an accident on Mo. 168, west of Philadelphia, Thursday morning. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, 33-year-old Anthony L. Weide of Longview, Texas, was driving a 2004 Peterbilt tractor trailer going west on Mo. 168 at around 3:30 a.m. when the vehicle veered off the road and turned over. […]
Angel Garcia Injured after Truck Accident
A worker from Gainesville was injured after being pinned beneath a truck Tuesday morning near the intersection of Locust and Harris streets. According to DPS Public Information Officer Mark Tackett, 30-year-old Angel Garcia was driving a 2010 Mack garbage truck around 10 a.m. Tuesday. He lost control, veered off the road and struck a couple […]
Mara Richards Struck by Vehicle, Injured
A Monday evening accident left a teacher injured after she was struck by a vehicle during a walk. Mara Richards, a Durant eighth-grade, was walking with a friend near the corner of 12th Avenue and Locust Street when she was hit by a vehicle. Police responded to the accident at 7:37 p.m. together with emergency […]