Kaitlin Smith and Eddie La Croix Die in Head-on Collision

Two people were killed in a major accident in Bossier Parish at around 3 p.m. Monday. According to police, 17-year-old Kaitlin Smith was driving at an excessive speed heading South on Bellevue Road when she lost control of her 2001 Honda Odyssey in a curve. Smith crossed the center line when she struggled to re-enter the roadway and collided head-on with a 2003 Dodge Ram driven by 43-year-old Eddie La Croix. Smith and La Croix were pronounced dead at the scene. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts. Investigators said high-speed driving is believed to be a factor in the accident. Toxicology test is pending and investigation is still on-going.

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A head-on crash in Comal County Monday left one woman dead and a man injured. Texas Department of Public Safety said the accident happened at about 3:40 p.m. when a pickup was passing multiple vehicles on the shoulder on FM 306. He re-entered the road in a side-skid, hitting a westbound SUV driven by Alta Payne, 54, and a third vehicle. Payne was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The pickup driver, Paul Campbell, 25, was flown to San Antonio Military Medical Center. His condition is unknown.

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A pedestrian is in critical condition after he was hit by a driver who fled the scene in San Marcos early Sunday. The incident happened at around 2:45 a.m. at the intersection of North Guadalupe and West Hopkins streets. San Marcos police said Abdulrhim Khalid Alesddigi, 23, was crossing West Hopkins Street against the light when a truck hit him. Alesddigi was found lying unresponsive in the 100 block of West Hopkins Street by two officers, who performed CPR on the victim.  They were able to restore a pulse just when paramedics arrived. Alesddigi was rushed to University Medical Center…

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A man died in a hospital after crashing his car into a utility pole and was trapped in his burning car Sunday morning in New Braunfels. The deadly wreck happened shortly before 3:45 am Sunday in the 200 block of S. Seguin Avenue. Larry K. Vodron, 49, of New Braunfels, was heading north when he crossed over the southbound lanes and slammed into a utility box and transformer. New Braunfels police say the transformer caught fire which set the car ablaze. A New Braunfels Parks Department employee heading to work saw the wreck and rescued Vodron from the burning car…

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A man is facing intoxication manslaughter charges after crashing into a pole, killing his passenger early Saturday. The fatal wreck occurred at around 3 a.m. on the 100 block of Great Southwest Parkway. Ismael Vasquez-Peralta, 60, of Arlington, was driving a Ford truck when he lost control and struck a pole. Vasquez-Peralta and his passenger were rushed to the Medical Center of Arlington, where his passenger was pronounced dead. Vasquez-Peralta was treated and released. Authorities determined he was drunk at the time of the accident and was then arrested for intoxication manslaughter. Authorities also have yet to release the identity…

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A man was killed in a two-vehicle collision Friday night in an intersection on west Harris County. The accident happened at approximately 9:05 p.m. when a northbound blue Chevrolet pickup was speeding in the 1000 block of Mason and ran a red light at the Interstate 10 feeder road. The pickup slammed into a westbound Toyota Tacoma and hit the driver’s side. The Tacoma then spun around and crashed into a Pontiac, which was southbound on Mason and was stopped at the red light. Harris County Sheriff's Office said the driver of the Tacoma, Michael Bisotooni, who was in his…

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A Friona man was killed Friday afternoon in a single-vehicle rollover accident in Parmer County. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the accident occurred at about 12:17 p.m. when a westbound 1996 Mack truck right front tire blew out. The driver lost control causing the vehicle to overturn in a ditch north of U.S. Highway 60 two miles east of Bovina. The driver, identified as Thomas Harry Hamilton, 78, was trapped inside the truck after it flipped 1 1/2 times. Hamilton was pronounced dead at 1:25 p.m. at the Panhandle Regional Medical Center in Clovis, N.M. He was wearing…

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A passenger died after jumping out of a van Monday afternoon in San Antonio. The accident happened at about 2:45 p.m. on Loop 1604 near O'Connor Road. A Ford cargo van driven by Vidal Martinez, 32, was heading east when the tire blew out. The driver lost control and went into the grassy median. The vehicle drew near the drop-off to the access road below, when the passenger, 29-year-old Joe Martin Salazar, opened the door and jumped. Salazar plunged to the lower level and was immediately killed. Martinez sustained minor injuries. He was wearing a seat belt and stayed in…

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The parents of Rockets radio play-by-play announcer Craig Ackerman have died Tuesday in a single-vehicle accident in Sugar Land. Police have confirmed that Gerald Ackerman and Bonnie Ackerman, both 66 and from Sugar Land, were involved in a involved in a crash at the intersection of Austin Parkway and Williams Trace at about 1 p.m. Gerald Ackerman was driving his truck when it left the roadway and slammed into a light pole. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. Craig Ackerman, 37, has been involved with the Rockets organization for 18 years. He first started with the team as…

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A 63-year-old woman was injured after she crashed her car due to an apparent medical issue Tuesday afternoon in Lufkin. Texas Department of Public Safety trooper David Flowers said the incident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. on FM 58, less than a mile from FM 1818. Marilyn Jones of Lufkin came from a doctor’s appointment and was heading south on FM 58 when she ran off the road, struck a sign and then a culvert. Her Mercury was hurled about 10 yards and came to rest on the side of the road facing a house. Jones was taken to a…

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