A single-vehicle crash in Lubbock killed three men, including an elderly bicyclist and two passengers. The driver of a pickup truck, a student at Texas Tech, was injured but survived the crash.
Police were quick to arrest the 26-year-old upon the driver's release from medical treatment at UMC several days after the fatal car accident. The student was charged with three counts of aggravated assault and an equal number of intoxication manslaughter counts.
Continue reading Texas Tech students charged with 3 deaths in pickup crash
Elementary and middle school students were aboard a school bus in January when a Lowe's delivery truck blew through a stop sign in Temple, Texas. The truck accident caused the school bus to flip over and led to more than 30 injuries. Three adults and 29 students were hospitalized. The bus driver remains in serious condition at Scott & White Hospital in Temple.
The greatest injuries were suffered by a 14-year-old middle school student and the driver of the Academy ISD school bus. The eighth grader's back was broken in bus crash along FM 93 at Old Highway 95.
Continue reading Temple school bus accident victim in Ft. Worth rehab
An after-school car accident in South Dallas seriously injured two students and took the life of the twin of one of the injured teenagers. Dallas police initially suspected the fatal car accident was caused by students who were racing, but later dropped the idea after interviewing witnesses.
The one-car crash happened on a Thursday around 4:15 p.m. A Honda with three occupants was traveling along South Lancaster Road when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Police now think the driver hit a wet section of roadway before crashing into a utility pole in the 6100 block.
Continue reading Racing ruled out as cause for Dallas teens' death and injuries
Over the last decade DNA advances have not only proven the innocence of convicted inmates, but also the guilt of those who previously remained free. Now, after an investigation of more than 20 years, Texas police believe they may have the "North Dallas Rapist." The accused was allegedly involved in a string of sexual assaults on young girls and female teenagers during the 1980s and 1990s that went unsolved until recently.
Investigators found a DNA match with a man who was convicted for sexual abuse in another case.
Continue reading DNA trail leads authorities to alleged "North Dallas Rapist"
A lifetime prison sentence was handed down by a Henderson County court for a Palestine man accused of a fatal 2009 drunk-driving accident. The single-vehicle car accident claimed the life of the defendant's adult niece.
Athens police detectives say the 41-year-old driver admitted he had spent the night before the crash drinking three or four beers. The suspect allegedly also smoked crack about five hours before his 1994 Plymouth Acclaim went out of control in the 600 block of South Palestine Street.
Continue reading Uncle sentenced to life for drunk-driving death of niece
More than six dozen motor vehicles crashed recently on a roadway east of Houston. Officials say it is not the first time an annually-planned marsh fire contributed to car accidents on Highway 73 near Port Arthur.
The air was filled with thick morning fog and smoke from the scheduled marsh burning when the crashes occurred. Published reports say more than 50 people were injured in the auto accidents. There were three vehicle occupants were listed as critically hurt. One accident victim suffered a heart attack. Thankfully, no immediate deaths were reported as a result of the dozens of collisions.
Continue reading 54 hurt in 79-vehicle, smoky crash near Port Arthur
There are many types of sexual offenses. Sometimes abuse can even be consensual. For example, federal law declares that a corrections officer commits an act of sexual abuse, even if an inmate agrees to have sex. Any sexual contact, with or without mutual consent, is illegal between guards and inmates, according to a report by the inspector general of the U.S. Justice Department.
Recently, a staff member at the Federal Medical Center Carswell was accused of having sex with a female inmate, imprisoned in "official detention." The facility is a medical and mental health center at Naval Air Station Fort Worth.
Continue reading New sex abuse charges at Fort Worth federal care facility
Can a commonly used but dangerous roadway design cause more car accidents? A new study by University of Texas researchers claims the answer is yes.
Working with the knowledge that as many as 40 percent of all motor vehicle crashes occur at intersections, researchers studied the conditions under which car accidents took place. It found that three times the number of accidents happened at intersections with flashing lights compared to crossroads with stop signs. Numbers of accidents spiked significantly at flashing light intersections near highway entrance and exit ramps.
Continue reading Flashing lights at intersections cause accidents, study says
Drivers involved in motor vehicle accidents often times have elevated emotions. That may have been the case in a chain reaction car accident near Dallas involving eight vehicles. The accident ended with the death two people, one apparently from a gunshot wound. Arlington police took one of the drivers involved in the crash into custody, after reports the unidentified man caused the crash and shot a man who may have been offering help.
Newspaper accounts and witnesses stated that a dark-colored Chevy Tahoe was speeding at about 100 mph when it struck the rear of a pickup truck in an Arlington intersection. The driver of the Dodge pickup died at the accident scene.
Continue reading Arlington investigation into 2 dead in 8-car crash ongoing
A truck accident in Texarkana last year killed a father of three and injured his wife. The family of the deceased accident victim sued the truck driver and his Canadian employer, recently reaching a $3.25 million settlement agreement.
The July 2010 fatal trucking accident occurred on Interstate 30 where cars were moving slowly through a construction zone. The New Braunfels couple occupied a car that was stopped in traffic. Investigators say a 40-ton tractor-trailer was traveling at 65 mph on cruise control when it struck the rear of the couple's car. Police never filed criminal charges against the truck driver.
Continue reading Texarkana truck crash victim's family settles for $3.25 million
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