MERCEDES – Two men were hospitalized August 26 following a three-vehicle crash on the I-2 expressway in Mercedes. According to interim Mercedes Police Chief Frank Sanchez, the crash happened in the eastbound lanes of the highway near the Texas Avenue overpass. Sanchez stated that the chain-reaction accident began when one car rear-ended a second vehicle,… Read More
Month: August 2023
by Benjamin Treviño | August 31st, 2023 | Auto Accident
by Benjamin Treviño | August 24th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
EDINBURG – An Edinburg man is dead following an August 20 traffic accident on the I-69 highway. According to the Edinburg Police Department, the accident happened about 9:00 p.m. on the highway frontage road near Rogers Road. When officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found that a beige Chrysler minivan had struck… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | August 18th, 2023 | Blog
HIDALGO COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) continues its investigation of an August 13 crash near Palmview that left one man dead. According to a DPS news release, the crash happened north of Palmview on La Homa Road at about 6:00 a.m. The DPS preliminary investigation indicates that a gray 2012 Dodge… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | August 16th, 2023 | Blog
One man was injured in an August 13 boating accident at South Padre Island Sunday morning, but he is expected to make a full recovery. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the captain of a charter fishing boat made a sharp turn and hit the throttle, causing a passenger to be thrown… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | August 2nd, 2023 | Blog, News
A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle outside a Stripes store, according to the Mission Police Department. Police Chief Cesar Torres says the victim was walking into the store at Shary Road and Business 83, when the driver of a pickup accelerated, lost control of his vehicle, and struck… Read More
by Digital AIM Media SEO | August 1st, 2023 | Blog
A 10-year-old Edinburg girl who was injured in a July 24 drunk driving crash that killed three of her family members has succumbed to her injuries. Shailey Rachel Martinez died at 1:00 a.m. July 28, according to a press release issued by the Edinburg Police Department. Three of her family members were killed at the… Read More