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Travis County parents blame fast highway for school bus crash
Sheriff’s deputies in Travis County are trying to determine whether an unsafe driver caused a Tuesday morning car accident with a Manor ISD school bus. Some of the parents of the 49 students aboard believe the real problem is the placement of bus stops along 55-mph Littig Road. Worried parents gathered at the crash… Read More »
Drunk driver sentenced for Richmond vehicular manslaughter
A Richmond, Texas driver may spend more time in prison than the number of years he has been alive. The 24-year-old’s sentences for intoxicated manslaughter, intoxicated assault and evidence tampering will be served concurrently, up to the longest sentence of 25 years. A fatal drunk-driving accident is the source of the charges. One woman… Read More »
Dallas officer, bus driver hospitalized after overnight crash
One of the most dangerous duties a police officer can perform is traffic patrol. An accident or vehicle breakdown in a busy traffic area or along a dark highway can place the law enforcer and anyone else occupying the roadway in danger. A pedestrian-vehicle accident involving a possibly fatigued driver, a police officer and… Read More »
Dallas driver could be indicted for homicide in girls’ deaths
Dallas police are considering whether a grand jury should review a fatal car accident that killed two children and injured five of their relatives. The family members were occupants of a Chevrolet Cavalier that had run out of gas and was parked in the right lane of Interstate 35-E. The car accident near Ann… Read More »
Misdemeanor turned felony nets repeat DWI driver 8 years
Tarrant County prosecutors dusted off a decade-old, unused state law in the recent trial of an alleged drunk, unsafe driver. The Fort Worth defendant was drunk and drugged when he smashed into a parked vehicle and set off a multi-vehicle, non-injury car accident. Physical damage was extensive, but no one was hurt in the… Read More »
Woman’s companion could be charged in pedestrian death
A woman trying to cross southbound Loop 12 in the dark was the victim of a pedestrian-vehicle accident in Irving recently. Police may not blame the driver who struck the woman. However, officials are considering filing charges against the man the car accident victim had been with just before she died. The story leading… Read More »
DPS searches for clues to teen crash in Rio Vista
A single-vehicle crash tore a car into unrecognizable pieces and killed an 18-year-old Rio Vista girl. Three other Johnson County teenagers were hospitalized after the violent car accident with serious injuries. The first witness to the 10:30 p.m. crash, other than those who survived it, was a woman who was returning home from work…. Read More »
CPS employee charged with paying juveniles for sex
A parent’s worst fears might include the sexual molestation of their child by a trusted adult like a pastor, teacher or family member. Some Cedar Hill parents feel they are living a nightmare following the arrest of a neighbor, a Child Protective Services employee accused of juvenile sexual assault. The accused 34-year-old CPS investigator… Read More »
Truck overturned on toll road may have been due to speeding
Accidents involving trucks on the roadways are often catastrophic due to the large nature of the vehicle and the heavy loads the carry. It is because of the higher potential for disaster that truck drivers need to exercise extra care and attention when driving. Texas law enforcement officials are trying to determine whether a… Read More »
Alleged drunk driver kills man trapped in Conroe wreck
Traffic along an eastbound highway in Conroe, Texas was redirected for five hours as investigators pieced together the circumstances surrounding a three-vehicle accident. Authorities have cited one driver for a traffic violation and charged another man with manslaughter for the death of a truck driver caught in the middle of a chain reaction crash…. Read More »
