Lt. James Scoggins Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Accident

A Local Texas Ranger was seriously injured Monday in a motorcycle crash in a remote area of mountain ranges far West Texas. 50-year-old Lt James Scoggins was off-duty and riding a motorcycle with friends in the Chisos Mountains, north of Big Bend. Scoggins was thrown from his motorcycle when it struck something in the road. McLennan County Chief Deputy Sheriff Matt Cawthon said Scoggins was rescued by Texas Rangers and transported to El Paso Hospital by helicopter. Scoggins is scheduled to undergo surgery due to a spinal cord injury.

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A driver crashed into the roof of a house then overturned and landed upside down on the roof of a neighboring home Sunday in Houston. Police said the crash occurred in northwest Harris County about 2:15 a.m. Sunday, when a speeding car failed to make a curve, hit an embankment and went airborne. The car flipped over and landed upside down on the roof of Susan Mistini’s house. Mistini thought someone was breaking into her home as the heavy landing triggered her alarm system until a neighbor informed her that there was a car on her roof. "I said, 'What's going…

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The 22-year-old son of Tejano star Emilio Navaira III has been charged with driving while intoxicated early Saturday. The arresting officer said Emilio Casias Navaira IV  was driving a white SUV on Northwest Loop 410 and had been cutting through traffic. He was pulled over by police while he was approaching the ramp towards south of U.S. 281. The officer added that Navaira’s eyes were inflamed and watery. He looked uncoordinated and couldn't maintain his balance while taking a sobriety test. He was clearly intoxicated, the officer said. Navaira told police that he just came from Henry’s Puffy Tacos where…

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Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed the identity of one of the two women who died Friday in a wreck on Interstate 10. The first victim has been identified as 19-year-old Victoria Abreu. The identity of the second victim has not yet been released. According to police, the Chevrolet Trailblazer was heading east of I-10 access road and was preparing for a turnaround when it smashed into a concrete wall. The vehicle rolled off the bridge and finally landed on the ramp of Wurzbach Road. It was unclear if Abreu was the passenger or the driver of the vehicle.…

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Almost 30 fans in the stands were hurt Saturday when debris from a crash involving multiple cars went past a safety fence in front of the grandstand at Daytona International Speedway. The accident occurred around 4 p.m. during NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300's final lap when several cars spun out of control and collided with each other while they were clashing for position. Kyle Larson's car was cut in half, engine caught fire and car stopped in front of the grandstand where fans were standing along. Larson's car cut through the fence protecting the fans firing debris reaching up to…

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A drunken driver was taken to jail after he crashed into an athletic facility in East Arlington early Friday morning. Cecilio Santos Jr. was driving a Chrysler 300 and was initially stopped by police about 2 a.m. for violating a traffic rule but he fled. Police was able to catch Santos after a short chase at T-intersection at Timberlake Drive and Pioneer Parkway where Santos slammed his car through the wall of Ace Volleyball Center. Santos was charged with driving while intoxicated and evading arrest with a bail set at $6,000. Police said his female passenger was also detained and…

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A car accident on Travis County left a Cedar Creek sports booster and photojournalist dead. 49-year-old Larry Overall died in a two-vehicle accident minutes before 7a.m. on FM 812. Overall's wife, Andi, confirmed his death through a brief phone call with Advertiser. DPS Trooper Robbie Barrera said Overall was driving his blue pickup traveling west on FM 812 at around 6:45 a.m. while a garbage truck was traveling east of FM 812 in the left turn lane. The garbage truck was waiting to turn left onto Texas 130 toll when it collided head-on with Overall's pickup. Overall was declared dead…

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A road accident on Cobbler Road near Carrollton Wednesday night left four men injured. The fatal wreck happened on Cobbler Road in Washington Township at around 6:20 a.m. Juan A. Lugo, 28, of Roma, Texas, was driving a 2008 GMC 3500 one-ton truck loaded with welding equipment. He drove his truck left-of-center and struck an approaching pickup driven by 24-year-old Jacob V. Arquilla of 8073 Satin Road NE, Mechanicstown, with his father Jacob Arquilla, 53, as passenger. Another passenger in the pickup, 46-year-old Gerardo Becerra of Forest Hill, Texas, was said to have been ejected from the impact. Jacob Arquilla…

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A traffic accident on north Highway 281 left a Border Patrol agent and a company truck driver injured Thursday morning. Agent Javier Garcia out of Freer Border Patrol sector was responding to a call and was driving eastbound on County Road 227 when the crash happened. Garcia collided with a Tetra company truck at about 9:30 a.m. when he tried to cross over Highway 281, about 15 miles north of Alice, and failed to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic. The Border Patrol vehicle was pushed by the company truck through a fence toward a ranch property. Garcia…

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A 47-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car at the intersection of Tierra Este and Tierra Limpia in El Paso Wednesday night. El Paso Police Spokesperson Chris Mears said Judith Yeager was crossing the side of the street that had no crosswalk mark. She was then hit by a Hispanic woman driving a Saturn southbound on Tierra Este. The driver of the car stayed at the scene and Yeager was taken to Del Sol where she was declared dead. Police said no charges have been filed as alcohol and speed are not considered factors in the deadly accident.

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