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Deaths in car accidents among Texas teens soar
Deadly car accidents involving teens are on the rise across the U.S., according to a report by the Governors Highway Safety Association. The report states that fatal car accidents for teens climbed during the first half of last year, after leveling off or declining for eight years. Texas was one of three states where… Read More »
Texas Tech students charged with 3 deaths in pickup crash
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… Read More »
Temple school bus accident victim in Ft. Worth rehab
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… Read More »
Racing ruled out as cause for Dallas teens’ death and injuries
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… Read More »
DNA trail leads authorities to alleged North Dallas Rapist
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… Read More »
Uncle sentenced to life for drunk-driving death of niece
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… Read More »
54 hurt in 79-vehicle, smoky crash near Port Arthur
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… Read More »
New sex abuse charges at Fort Worth federal care facility
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… Read More »
Flashing lights at intersections cause accidents, study says
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… Read More »
Arlington investigation into 2 dead in 8-car crash ongoing
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… Read More »
