Jeanne Trowbridge Killed in Motorcycle Accident

A collision involving a motorcycle and a truck injured a man and killed a woman Monday night in Robinson. 56-year-old Jeanne Trowbridge and 52-year-old Neal Trowbridge, both from Robinson, were on a motorcycle stopped at a red light on at Peplow Drive and Robinson Drive around 9:30 when a red pickup truck failed to stop. The truck, driven by 51-year-old Christopher Carter, hit the motorcycle from behind. According to Robinson Police Chief Rusty Smith, the victims were taken to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center where Ms. Trowbridge died shortly after midnight. Neal Trowbridge underwent surgery and was listed in critical condition late…

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A Monday night accident left a Greenville man and his dog dead when they were hit by a vehicle. 55-year-old Darryl Harris had gone out to get pizza when his 1-year-old black lab, Pepper, ran out of the house at 6012 White Horse Road shortly after he left. Chief Deputy Greenville County Coroner Mike Ellis said Harris went straight for the dog when it was hit by a car. Seconds later, while Harris was still bending to assist the dog, another vehicle hit them, killing them both. Ellis said Harris was declared dead at the scene at 8:41 p.m. of…

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A pedestrian was killed after a vehicle struck him while he was trying to cross U.S. Highway 380 in McKinney. McKinney Police Department officials responded to a traffic accident Monday morning before 6:30 a.m. near the intersection of U.S. Highway 380 and Lake Forest Drive. According to witnesses, a pedestrian was walking southbound and tried to cross the highway while oncoming traffic had a green light. The pedestrian, who was identified as 44-year-old Bobby Lee McGuffin, was hit by an eastbound vehicle driven by 50-year-old Juan Chapa. McGuffin was taken to Medical Center of Plano where he died from his…

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A long time District attorney investigator was killed in a Sunday afternoon motorcycle accident. Officials said Sgt. Lorraine Kerlick,53, died a little past 4 p.m. after her motorcycle crash in 26900 block of Hamilton Pool Road west of Bee Cave, near Austin. Kerlick was an investigator in the Travis County District Attorney's Office for 17 years and was described by Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg as “a dedicated and highly regarded law enforcement professional who was passionate about her work and loved this community.” Kerlick served as an officer with the University of Texas and Austin police departments in the 1980s before…

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A Hewitt woman has died of fatal injuries sustained in a traffic accident that happened Sunday morning near mile marker 329 on Interstate 35. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, 23-year-old Kayla Elsenburg was driving northbound in a 2003 Kia Sedona at around 9:45 a.m. when she lost control while trying to avoid a collision with an SUV.  She then hit a guard rail and overturned. Elsenburg’s husband, 24-year-old Johnnie Elsenburg, was a passenger. The couple both had injuries from the accident and were taken to the Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. Kayla was pronounced dead Sunday night.…

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Two drivers were sent to the hospital following a fiery collision on U.S. Highway 59. Victoria Police Department public information officer Sgt. Eline Moya said the wreck occurred at about 6 a.m. Tuesday under the state Highway 185 overpass. A tractor-trailer was traveling south on U.S. Highway 59 when it crashed into with a pickup, also heading south. The tractor-trailer turned over and burst into flames, Moya said. The truck driver, Ricardo Sanchez, 33, from Katy, underwent surgery and was listed in guarded condition in the intensive care unit at Citizens Medical Center as of Tuesday evening. Joseph Jones, 54,…

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An 18-year-old was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident in Dalhart Tuesday morning. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a wreck at about 6:00 a.m. on FM 281. Jose Elloy Sierra was heading west on FM 281 when his vehicle slid off the road into a field, where it rolled over several times and landed in a field on the north side of the road. Sierra was ejected from the vehicle and transported to University Medical Center in Lubbock. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. DPS continues investigating the crash.

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A multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in Karnes County left one person dead and two others injured. The accident happened at approximately 9:30 a.m. on U.S. 181 in between Hobson and Falls City. The Texas Department of Public Safety said a green pickup pulling an empty trailer was heading north U.S. 181 when the driver lost control, drove into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into a white pickup. Then a tractor-trailer and an SUV also crashed into the wreckage, DPS said. The driver of the white pickup, Lance Bryan, 27, of Pleasanton, was pronounced dead at the scene. The green pickup…

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A motorcycle accident early Monday in Robertson County claimed the life of a 21-year-old man. The crash happened on Texas 6 when Jason Mitchell collided into a pickup and was thrown off his 2009 Yamaha motorcycle at about 4:30 a.m. The pickup was turning north onto Texas 6 from Texas 14 when the collision happened. Mitchell crashed into left front fender of the pickup and lost his helmet when he was ejected from his bike. Mitchell was declared dead at the scene. The 2012 Chevrolet pickup driver, James Chmiel, 53, was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured. No charges have been filed against Chmiel as of Monday night. The crash remains under investigation.

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A pedestrian died Monday night while jaywalking at a busy intersection on the Southwest Side. 44-year-old Juan Gomez was hit by an eastbound truck while crossing in the 2400 block of Southwest Military Drive at around 11p.m. The driver of Ford truck involved in the accident stayed at the scene. Gomez died from fatal injuries only minutes after the accident. According to police, the driver will not be charged as he was not driving at a high rate of speed and was proven not intoxicated.

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