Juana Muniz Dies in East El Paso Two Vehicle Crash

A two-vehicle crash in East El Paso early Monday morning left one woman dead and a man critically injured. Police said that it was approximately 2 a.m. when the collision happened. A red 2006 Hummer H3 travelling south on Zaragoza Road ran through a red light and struck a gray 2011 Honda Accord on Gateway East. The Hummer flipped several times, ejecting the two occupants, Juana Muniz, 25, and Fernando Rodriguez, 26. Both were not wearing seatbelts. It was undetermined who was driving the vehicle. Muniz and Rodriguez were taken to University Medical Center where Muniz later died. Rodriguez remains…

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A four-auto collision on Interstate 20 near mile marker 597 on Tuesday killed two local men. Alex Terhune, 26, and passenger Brandie Lockwood, 24, both from Marshall, were pronounced dead on the scene of the accident which occurred at about 1 a.m. According to Texas Department of Public Safety officials, Terhune was driving east on I-20 when he crashed into the rear of a Chevrolet Avalanche. After impact, Terhune was ejected from the vehicle and the Avalanche was pushed into a tractor-trailer. A BMW trying to avoid the collision hit Terhune, who was lying on the roadway. Both were not…

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A woman died after crashing into a tractor-trailer in Live Oak County Tuesday night. Ashley Nicole Gomez, 29, of Bullard was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash that happened at about 8:30 p.m. on State Highway 72, five miles west of Three Rivers. Texas Department of Public Safety officials said Gomez was driving a 2003 Pontiac Sunfire heading east on the highway when she veered south off the roadway. She overcorrected and skid sideways across the eastbound lane going to the west lane. She then struck the front quarter panel of a tractor-trailer towing a dump truck. Gomez…

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A member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic BMX team, Kyle Bennett, was killed in an automobile accident in eastern Texas early Sunday. He was 33. Bennett was speeding in a 2006 Toyota Tundra pickup truck when it left the roadway and struck a wrought iron gate, a culvert pipe and several trees before landing upside down in a residential subdivision. The crash happened at around 2:16 a.m. on Old Highway 105 near Southshore Drive. Bennett was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident. He was the only occupant of the vehicle. No other vehicles were involved. Bennett…

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A woman is dead and a man critically injured following a single vehicle roll-over crash near Woodsboro in Refugio County early Saturday morning. At about 6 a.m., David Noel Leal 22, of Karnes City, and passenger Roxanna Leal, 24, of Beeville, was driving a 2009 Toyota Camry travelling west on FM 2441, about one mile west of Woodsboro. According to the DPS report, David was traveling at a high rate of speed through a slight curve to the right and lost control of the vehicle. He left the road on the left side of the highway. He then re-entered the…

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A 34-year-old woman was killed and several others injured in a fatal crash that happened Saturday afternoon in Midland. The crash occurred at around 3:06 p.m. on Lamesa Road near Loop 250. A Chevy Lumina was travelling at a high rate of speed heading north on Lamesa. The car was swerving all over the road, according to witnesses. The car went into a side skid and entered the southbound lanes when an oncoming Dodge pickup struck the car. The Lumina’s driver and only occupant, Chakalia Jackson from Midland, was pronounced dead on the scene of the accident. She was not…

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With your important role in the shipping industry and the potential dangers of your huge vehicle, you - as a truck driver, are expected to meet a notably higher standard of safety. Even your smallest hindsight or mistaken judgment can cause very tragic consequences. Rad Law Firm would like to friendly remind you of what should be on your lookouts when driving your thousand-pound truck: Speed Limits Speed limits do not only mean driving slower or faster than what's on the signs. They also mean driving to different weather and road conditions. Even if you already are a seasoned truck…

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A woman died in a two-vehicle roll-over crash in Hutchinson County early Saturday. The Department of Public Safety troopers said that at approximately 2:10 a.m., Debra Marquez Hefner, 57, of Fritch, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado heading west on State Highway 136 when an eastbound 2006 Chevrolet pickup crossed the westbound lanes.  The pickup collided head-on with Hefner’s truck, causing both vehicles to roll over. Hefner died at the scene. She was wearing a seat belt. Noah Houston Moore, 21, of Stinnett, was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital in critical condition with internal injuries as of Saturday night. He…

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An auto pedestrian accident on Friday claimed the life of a Beaumont man. Lucas David Aubrey, 33, of Beaumont, was walking on the inside lane of traffic when a westbound 2003 Chevy Trailblazer struck him. The incident happened at around 9 p.m. Friday on Highway 90, 1.8 miles west of Broadway Street. Aubrey was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the Trailblazer has been identified as Mack Clarence Mitchell, 37, of Baytown. No charges have been filed. The accident remains under investigation by the Department of Public Safety.

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