Beatrice Olvera Alvarez Killed In Pedestrian Accident

An Edinburg woman was struck and killed Friday night while walking in the middle of the road. The incident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on FM 907, south of Minnesota Road when 49-year-old Beatrice Olvera Alvarez was hit by a Ford F250. She was pronounced dead at the scene. According to investigators, another person had called 911 minutes before the accident reporting a woman was walking in the streets. The driver of the pickup was 19-year-old and had three passengers on board. He stayed at the scene for interrogation. No charges have been filed. Toxicology results are pending. Authorities are…

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A man died after he was thrown off of his motorcycle on Hwy. 59 in Texarkana, Texas, early Friday morning. Kevin Butts, 40, of Hooks, Texas, suffered severe injuries after his motorcycle ran into a concrete barrier wall. He was pronounced dead at Christus St. Michael Hospital. According to Texarkana Police, Butts was riding his Yamaha V-Star at about 3:15 a.m. He had just left the I-30 westbound exit and was heading south on Hwy. 59 when the incident happened. He was not wearing a helmet. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. It was reported that speed was…

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Another teen involved in the ATV rollover accident on Monday that killed 15-year-old Lyford High School athlete, Gabriela "Gaby" Rivera, remains in critical condition Thursday. Fifteen-year-old Mireya Ortega was one of the eight girls riding a 2012 Polaris Ranger Crew 500 all-terrain vehicle that rolled over. The ATV landed on top of Ortega after it flipped. The teen’s injuries were extensive. "Everything is working - her body is functioning pretty good, the only thing is they're having trouble with the brain,” said Maria Ortega, the teen’s aunt. “Maybe it was the lack of oxygen by the time the ambulance got…

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A victim who was burned beyond recognition from an one vehicle fiery crash in the 400 block of Cumberland Road on September 11, 2012 has been identified. The driver has been identified as Sarah Caitlin Stanley, 24, of Nacogdoches, Texas. Stanley was on her way to her mother's house in Flint, Texas, when the fatal accident occurred at around 9:00 p.m. She was heading west on Cumberland when she struck a curb causing the vehicle to leave the roadway.  The vehicle then slammed into a tree and was fully engulfed in flames. Stanley was travelling alone. Officials confirmed her identity…

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An United Parcel Service truck hit and killed a Louisiana bicyclist in Randall County Thursday afternoon. Michael H. Hutchings, 56, of Bossier City, La., was pronounced dead at the scene after an eastbound UPS delivery truck hit him on the shoulder of State Highway 217 east of Farm-to-Market Road 1541. According to troopers, the accident happened at about 3:15 p.m. when Hutchings glided toward the shoulder stripe, hitting his head on the truck’s side-view mirror as it passed him on the roadway. Hutchings was not wearing a helmet. No charges have been filed. The accident is pending investigation.

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A Harlingen High School South football player was taken to a local hospital for examination after he walked away from a rollover accident on Wednesday. Adrian Galvan was on his way to a teammate's house around 6 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle causing him to hit an utility box. He said he avoided hitting a dog. Galvan had no visible injuries and is evaluated as a precaution. Doctors will determine if he will be medically cleared to play in Friday night's game against the Brownsville Veterans Chargers.

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A two-vehicle collision on Tuesday in Deaf Smith County injured five Hereford drivers. The accident occurred at around 2:10 p.m. when a 2004 Ford F150 was pulling out of a private driveway onto U.S. Highway 60 west of Hereford. The pickup failed to yield right of way and a 2002 Nissan Altima heading west struck the driver’s side of the pickup. The Department of Public Safety troopers said the truck, driven by Antonio Madrid, 30, was sent into the median facing northeast. The car stopped facing south in the inside lane of westbound traffic. Madrid was airlifted to the University…

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A 15-year-old Lyford High School athlete was killed Monday night in an ATV accident east of Lyford. Eight girls were riding a 2012 Polaris Ranger Crew 500 all-terrain vehicle when apparently its right tires hit a patch of mud and caused it to rollover. Gabriela "Gaby" Rivera died from her injuries sustained in the accident. Another 15-year-old girl was in critical condition. State troopers reported that the other seven girls have already been treated and released for their injuries. It was reported the girls had been working on a float for the homecoming weekend. Lyford Consolidated Independent School District officials…

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A 15-year-old boy was killed in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 271 in Red River County Saturday morning. The fatal accident happened 10:35 a.m. on US 271, one-half mile north of CR 1410 in Red River County. A northbound 2001 Ford F-150 driven by Yovani Bonilla Ugalde, 21, of Cookville, Texas, was towing a 2006 shop-built semi-trailer. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the towed vehicle began to fish trail, causing the driver to lose control and strike a guardrail. One of the passengers, Octavio Bonilla Ugalde, 15, of Cookville, was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver…

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A 4-year-old girl is still undergoing medical treatment in San Antonio Monday after being shot by accident in the eye last Thursday at her home in Hidalgo County. Roxanna Garcia, 4, was shot with a BB gun, allegedly by accident, by her own cousin. The bb is behind the cone of the young girl’s eye. Roxanna’s mother and family are having a tough decision of removing the bb or leaving it in. Removing it would lose her eye. Otherwise, letting it stay may create more complications and Roxanna will need to take medications and continue to see specialists in San…

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