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Texas man killed by teen driver of pickup truck

Blunt-force injuries resulting from being hit by a pickup truck were given as the cause of death when a 51-year-old man died at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth. The medical examiner for Tarrant County called the death of the Springtown, Texas man an accident. Prior to the accident, the man’s van had broken […]

Woman killed in head-on collision in Texas

On Feb. 3, a woman who had spent 18 years of her life working in the Whitesboro ISD was killed in a head-on collision. Flags at buildings controlled by the district were flown at half-staff in memory of the woman, who had served as a teacher, assistant principal and principal of Whitesboro Middle School. The […]

Car accidents and whiplash injuries

Many car accidents that occur in Texas and across the U.S. result in whiplash injuries. Whiplash is a type of injury that affects soft tissue in the neck. This type of damage occurs when sensitive neck muscles and ligaments are suddenly forced beyond their natural range of motion, causing strains or tears. As the force […]

Texas woman killed in U.S. 277 crash

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a 60-year-old Bronte woman died as the result of a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 277 on Dec. 27. The crash happened at approximately 6:35 p.m. about a half mile north of Bronte. Authorities said a 2007 Workhorse Custom Van was traveling south on U.S. 277 when it […]

Wrong-way driver in fatal crash may have been intoxicated

One person was killed and another person was injured in a wrong-way driving accident that took place on a Texas freeway on Dec. 23. The two-car crash happened in Baytown and may have involved a drunk driver. According to a statement from the Baytown Police Department, the fatal car accident occurred while an individual was […]

3-vehicle accident in West Texas kills 3

A Dec. 6 accident between two passenger vehicles and a tractor-trailer at the West Texas junction of State Highway 176 and FM 1788 resulted in three fatalities. The Department of Public Safety reported that the fatal collision took place at about 8:30 a.m. and left one person with injuries. The car accident happened east of […]

Man accused of causing fatal accident while drunk

The police in Texas have accused a 25-year-old man of drunken driving after an accident where he is alleged to have run a red light and his three cars on Plano Road in Far Northeast Dallas. He also faces charges of intoxication manslaughter after an individual who had been involved in the accident died from […]

Head-on collision in Texas leads to serious injuries

A 41-year-old and a 23-year-old man were injured in a crash that took place on Nov. 10 at approximately 8 p.m. The accident took place at the intersection of State Route 62 and Walea Road in Orange. According to authorities, the 41-year-old man was driving his Chevy SUV southbound on State Route 62 when a […]

Fatal head-on crash in Texas

Police say that the 25-year-old driver of a Chevrolet Impala collided head-on with an eastbound Nissan Maxima on the 1400 block of Parker near the Hardy Toll Road in North Houston while attempting to pass a westbound car around 11 p.m. on Sept. 30. The driver of the Impala also crashed into an SUV during […]

Texas woman killed in crash involving alleged intoxicated driver

A woman was killed in an accident involving a suspected drunk driver in Hutchins on Sept. 21. The woman had pulled over onto the shoulder of the road and had turned on the vehicle’s emergency flashers prior to the crash. According to police, the fatal car accident took place around 4:30 a.m. in the southbound […]