Dan Hall, John Hall and Brian Stone Die in Train Accident
Twenty years after a train accident took the life of her husband, Lyndell Hall will bury her son, who suffered the same fate. “We take it a day at a time with the Lord’s help and the Lord’s direction,” she said Wednesday in a telephone interview from her Dalhart home. “And that’s just about all […]
Dave Pease, Killed in Crash Monday on I-94 Ramp in Portage
A man on a Harley-Davidson stopped on the off ramp for eastbound I-94 at Portage Road on Monday when he was struck from behind by another vehicle and died. Just before the crash, at about 5:05 p.m., Portage police had been called to the area for a report of a van being driven erratically. Before […]
Accident On Rural Central Texas Highway Leaves 5 Injured
The state highway was closed Monday night after a collision injured five people. At about 8 p.m. June 25th, four helicopters were sent to the west of Mt. Calm where two vehicles crashed on State Highway 31, according to Hill County Sheriff Jeffrey Lyon. The rescue team had to cut three of the five victims […]
Family of Jaime Zapata Files Claims
The parents of fallen ICE Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata, along with injured Special Agent Victor Avila, on Wednesday filed notices of claims totaling $62.5 million against three federal agencies. The claims allege negligence, stating that acts and omissions of the government and its agencies created the opportunity for Zapata’s death and Avila’s injury in […]
Felipe Garcia and Family Killed En Route to Van Halen Concert
A family of three was killed in a three-vehicle crash last week in Lavaca County, Texas. They were headed to a Van Halen concert on June 20th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Felipe Antonio Garcia, 39, of Brownsville, and his two children — Brandon Michael Garcia, 9, and Anthony Cesar Garcia, 10 — […]
Jennifer Young (Rice University Professor) Dies In Car Crash; Newborn Saved Then Passes
A Rice University math professor was crossing the street on Tuesday when she was struck and killed by a car. Her baby was successfully delivered but died a day later. Her baby was delivered successfully via C-section hours after her death, but succumbed to injuries the following day and died, KVUE reports. Jennifer Young, a […]
Nick Hall Loses Life on Mount Rainier
Thirty-three year-old Nick Hall slid more than 3,000 feet to his death as he was helping to evacuate four climbers on Mount Rainier. The last climber to be rescued, Stacy Wren, descended with Rainier National Park rangers on Friday during blizzard conditions and was whisked away by car that evening. Three other climbers were plucked […]
Abram Demers Dies Three Days After The San Antonio Car Wreck
An 8-year-old boy is added to the four fatalities of a car crash earlier this week. It was Monday morning when a car smashed into a parked bulldozer, instantly killing a 31-year-old woman and two children, ages 2 and 3. Later that day, a 5-year-old child died at the hospital, police said. For three days, […]
Anabel Salazar Grieves Death of Two Children, Their Father
A three-vehicle accident near Hallettsville, east of San Antonio in Lavaca County left Anabel Salazar mourning the death of her two young sons and their father. The boys’ father, 39 year-old Felipe Garcia, was taking their sons, 10 year-old Anthony, and 9 year-old Brandon to a Van Halen concert in San Antonio when they were […]
Man Killed, Woman Hurt in Motorcycle Crash
One male motorcycle driver was killed and a female passenger was injured in an Arlington crash. On June 16, at about 2:45 a.m., a collision of a motorcycle and four-door sedan happened at the intersection of E. Sublet Road and New York Avenue, southeast of Arlington Municipal Airport. The motorcycle was traveling eastbound when it […]