Category Archives: Fatal Crash
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Investigation to take months in fatal bus accident
Driver fatigue is a factor being considered by officials investigating a Texas bus accident. The crash killed a college student and injured more than one dozen others on a school-sponsored trip. Texas Department of Public Safety officials and state police reported the 24-seat commercial vehicle was fully outfitted with seat belts. Only the driver,… Read More »
Texas teenager admits involvement in fatal car accident
Vehicular manslaughter charges have been filed against a Texas teenager accused of causing a fatal car accident and fleeing from the scene. Police say the teenager surrendered to authorities the day following the accident and admitted to driving the car that killed a student from Texas Southern University. Until the suspect turned himself in… 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 »
