Tag Archives: Police

Serious crash sends deputy and 5 others to hospital

A serious accident took a strange turn on Jan. 21 when a Texas sheriff’s deputy was injured and his dog tried to protect him from first responders. The car accident occurred when a deputy with the K9 unit collided with another vehicle on Beltway 8-North near Mesa Road. When rescuers tried to help the deputy, […]

Texas man dead in Christmas Eve hit-and-run auto-pedestrian crash

A man was killed when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in southeast Houston on Christmas Eve. Police did not release the identity of the victim pending an autopsy, and are asking anyone with information on the driver of the car involved in the auto-pedestrian crash to come forward. Witnesses told police that shortly […]

Drunk driving accident kills 5 cast, crew members of “Texas”

Six performers and crew members who took part in the “Texas” musical drama were involved in a serious vehicle accident. Only one survived the crash that took place on U.S. 287 in the vicinity of Dumas as the performers were leaving a cast party on Aug. 12. The accident, which occurred less than 50 miles […]

Man sentenced to 14 years for injuring soccer player

A Texas man was sentenced to 14 years in jail after being involved in a hit-and-run while driving while impaired. According to the report, the hit-and-run caused serious injuries to a University of Texas soccer player. The man left the scene of the accident, but a motorcycle rider who had witnessed the incident followed him […]

Three injured in three-vehicle accident in Texas

A late afternoon accident in Texas, near the Texoma Medical Center, shut down all of the northbound lanes of Highway 75 in Sherman around 5 p.m. Multiple vehicles were involved in the crash that occurred near Fallon Drive. The highway remained closed for about an hour while first responders worked at the scene. Shortly after […]

Port Neches woman in head-on collision

A secretary with the Port Neches Police Department reported a black SUV hit the no parking sign in front of the station parking lot. The driver dragged the sign and left the scene. After this, it is believed that the 38-year-old female driver of the SUV crossed over the center line on Merriman, and had […]