Category Archives: Car Accidents
Suspect in fatal Fort Worth crash found hiding in garage
A 61-year-old Fort Worth suspect tried everything he could to elude police and nearly escaped capture. The man was wanted for trying to pass off a counterfeit bill at a convenience store. He led police on a wild chase that included a fatal car accident and an almost-undetected hideaway. After a store clerk alerted… Read More »
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 »
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 »
DWI suspected in East Texas after-school injury crash
Police near Galveston reported a drunk driving accident at a school bus stop injured two girls and their grandfather. A 61-year-old Kountze man is being held on more than $800,000 bond for the hit-and-run car accident in Silsbee. Investigators say the grandfather and the girls, a first-grader and a fourth-grader, were crossing FM 418,… Read More »
One woman, twin brothers killed in crash
Three people, including twin brothers, died in a Monday morning single-vehicle crash in Arlington. An Arlington police officer discovered the car accident along Southeast Green Oaks Boulevard during a routine patrol at about 3 a.m. The officer saw an unusual glimmer of light along the road in front of Ferguson Junior High School. A… Read More »
Wrong-way driver charged with fatal Texas car accident
A Texas woman has been accused of causing a recent fatal car accident. The female driver is charged with driving the wrong way on State Highway 71 in Austin, Texas, for up to two miles before tragically ending the life of one man and injuring another. Police have brought intoxication manslaughter and assault charges… Read More »
Fatal car accident kills 3 Orangefield teens
Three Orangefield students were killed in an early Sunday morning two-vehicle auto accident. Their 2008 Mazda reportedly crossed into the lanes of oncoming traffic on Texas 62 in Orange and struck another vehicle. The boys’ car hit a Chevy Tahoe near FM 105 on a Sunday morning. Authorities say they do not expect alcohol… Read More »
Lubbock doctor charged with teen’s death in fatal car accident
A University Medical Center surgical resident has been arrested for a North Lubbock drunk-driving accident that caused the death of one teenager and seriously injured another. Investigators say speeding was also part of the reason the resident’s vehicle crashed down an embankment on North Loop 289. Texas Department of Public Safety officers obtained a… Read More »
Deaths of 4 blamed on Texas teenager’s alleged drunk driving
A Washington County, Texas, teenager was imprisoned on $2 million bond following his arrest for a drunk driving accident that took the lives of four people. The 19-year-old illegal immigrant is charged with intoxication vehicular manslaughter just weeks after another arrest for driving while under the influence. A Brenham police officer had stopped the… Read More »
