SUV Accident Sends 9 Kids, Woman to Hospital

A mother and her nine children were injured in an accident in Liberty County. It was 1:30 a.m. when a woman and her children were on their way home riding a Ford Excursion. She was driving on Eastex Freeway near the San Jacinto River when she swerved to avoid hitting something that ran in front of her. Apparently, police says, the woman lost control and the car was overturned to one side. Troopers said the children aged between three and 12 years old each had their seatbelt on and that there were indeed 10 places in the SUV. The children,…

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Authorities need help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who left the scene of an accident on April 29th. A 45-year-old male victim was crossing the street near the 200 block of N. York St. at around 9 p.m. when a car hit him. The unidentified driver failed to stop and render aid. The victim was taken to an area hospital where he is treated for severe head and body injuries and remains in critical condition. Detectives described the vehicle as a dark-colored, possible 2005 model car, with tinted windows. It bears Texas license plates, numbered either ZXL247B or ZXL242B. It…

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Two people were killed and five injured in a vehicular accident Sunday afternoon. A 1999 Ford Expedition skid in the middle of the road and somersaulted repeatedly, killing the driver and one passenger. The accident happened at around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, nine miles east of Balmorhea after the van’s right rear tire blew out, according to a spokesman with the Texas Department of Public Safety. The driver, Nancy Aleman, 27, of El Paso and Lareina McEdward, 27, of Mesquite, N.M., were pronounced dead at the scene. The five passengers who were injured were sent to separate hospitals, says the DPS…

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A construction worker of a new San Antonio highway bridge died after falling 50 feet. Early morning of June 4th, a worker who was part of the U.S. 281 and Loop 1604 crew, was attaching corrugated metal onto the bridge frame when the accident happened. Though investigators believe the man had a safety harness, it might not have been fastened in a safe location. Victim is still unnamed. Nearby traffic was diverted following the incident. Original story: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Worker_Dies_In_Fall_From_Texas_Highway_Bridge_156989545.html

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An all-terrain vehicle accident killed an 7-year-old northeast Missouri boy and injured two others. Sunday evening at Greentop in Adair County, William Arrieta, 26, of Austin, Texas, was driving a Polaris Ranger with on board two children. Arrieta lost control and the ATV overturned and landed on all three of them, states the Missouri State Highway Patrol. One of the children, Brody Schoonover, 7, of Kirksville, was instantly killed while Arrieta and the 6-year-old passenger, Aiden Nevars of Austin, suffered minor injuries. Original story: http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/northeast-mo-boy-dies-in-atv-accident/article_29afc1d9-b440-565a-b3c6-486a14e169e9.html

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At 4 a.m. Sunday morning, June 3rd, Terry Lawson age 60 and passenger Jeffrey King age 40, were southbound riding a pickup when Lawson crossed the center line of Missouri 5 in northern Camden County. Overcorrecting, he swerved to the right side which led him to crash into a tree, flipping his pickup and landing on its top. Lawson from Leander, Texas and King of Kansas City, were both not wearing a seatbelt and immediately died in this fatal wreck. Original story: http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-camden-county-crash-two-men-are-dead-after-a-crash-in-camden-county-20120604,0,7297849.story

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A drunk driver caused an accident on Interstate 20 and hit a police car. At 1:45 a.m. June 1st,  the APD received several complaints of a Dodge pickup going the wrong way on Interstate 20.  Just a few minutes later, an accident occurred near the 285 mile marker on Interstate 20, where a Jeep Cherokee had flipped over. The Jeep’s driver, Zayn Wendell Quinlan, swerved and lost control in an attempt to avoid the reckless driver. Quinlan, who was in critical condition, had to be pulled out from the vehicle by the Abilene Fire Department and was sent to the…

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A Wimberley motorcyclist heading westbound on Sessom Drive died in a wreck on the night of May 31st. It was 6:55pm when Bobby Harrison Salmons, 24, was driving through the intersection at North LBJ. He lost control, hit a curb and was thrown off his motorcycle, according to Sgt. Chris Tureaud of the San Marcos Police Department. Salmons was brought to Central Texas Medical Center and was confirmed dead. This is San Marcos’ fifth deadly traffic accident this year. The Collision Investigation Team of the SMPD continues their investigation. Original story: http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/breakingnews/x234179894/Motorcyclist-dies-in-wreck

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A crash in Guadalupe County killed an 80-year-old woman and injured three others. It was June 1, 2012, at about 2:20 p.m. when a northbound pickup driven by Roman Esparza, 20, veered across the road avoiding an eastbound car that did not stop before crossing on FM 1339. The truck did not hit the car but crashed into another Northbound truck, said the Texas Department of Public Safety. On board were Estefana Sanchez, 80, of Seguin, Patricia Rivera, 46, and Martin Rivera, 9. They were sent to the University Hospital and authorities said Martin Rivera was seriously injured while Sanchez…

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