A 39-year-old Belton, Texas man died July 26 after a police chase that ended with him crashing into the south embankment of a canal, according to a press release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The man was identified as Bruce Theodore Garcia. According to the Alton Police Department, the vehicle chase started about… Read More
Month: July 2023
by Benjamin Treviño | July 28th, 2023 | Blog
Police vehicle pursuit ends in fatality
by Amber Cortez | July 26th, 2023 | Blog
Three family members killed by alleged drunken driver
EDINBURG — A July 24 crash in Edinburg has claimed the lives of three family members. The collision, according to Edinburg Police, was caused by a drunken driver. “It all comes down to what we believe, that we suspect, that an impaired driver made a decision to get behind the wheel of a vehicle and… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 21st, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Woman and two children hospitalized after Brownsville crash
STAFF REPORT BROWNSVILLE — A woman and two children were transported to a local hospital following a crash with an 18-wheeler. This, according to a news release issued by the Brownsville Police Department. Police received a call July 20 of a major accident at 9:03 a.m. at the 6900 block of Padre Island Hwy where… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 20th, 2023 | Auto Accident, Blog
Elderly woman dies in two-vehicle crash
EDCOUCH — An 87-year-old woman has died of injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle crash in Edcouch, according to police. The incident occurred July 18 on Highway 107, west of Mile 2. Edcouch PD said in a news release that two other women and a five-year-old boy were also injured in the crash, and were… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 14th, 2023 | Blog
Friends mourn San Benito ‘power couple’ who died in plane crash
Valley Morning Star Staff Report SAN BENITO — Family and friends remember Abigail Tellez-Vargas and Manuel Vargas-Regalado as San Benito High School sweethearts who worked together to build the American dream in California. Earlier this week, they were among six people killed when their business jet crashed in the rolling hills of Riverside, Calif. The… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 13th, 2023 | Blog
Edinburg cyclist dies after being struck by vehicle
A 49-year-old Edinburg man has succumbed to his injuries after being struck by a vehicle as he was riding his bicycle. According to the City of Edinburg, Pete Centeno was struck by a vehicle July 7 about 11:00 p.m. in the 1000 block of East University Drive. Centeno died two days later at DHR Health… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 7th, 2023 | Blog
Double fatality near Edinburg
EDINBURG – Two Edinburg men were killed, and six people were injured when two vehicles crashed July 2 near Edinburg, state troopers said in a news release. The two victims are identified as 41-year-old Domingo Rodriguez, and Mateo Guzman Lopez (age unknown). Both men were Edinburg residents. According to a DPS news release, Rodriguez was… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 6th, 2023 | Blog
DPS: Pedestrian killed by hit and run driver
EDINBURG — Identification is pending on a man who was killed by a hit-and-run (and possibly drunken) driver. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the victim was struck by a vehicle at approximately 4:26 a.m. July 2 on FM 907 (Alamo Road) and Wisconsin Road, east of Edinburg. According to the DPS… Read More