LA JOYA — The La Joya Independent School District has issued a prepared statement in the aftermath of a February 27 traffic accident involving one of its school buses. The accident happened at approximately 2:45 p.m. at the intersection of 3 Mile Line and Bentsen Palm Drive. According to the district’s statement, a vehicle ran… Read More
Author: Benjamin Treviño
by Benjamin Treviño | March 1st, 2024 | Blog
School District: Bus accident causes no injuries
by Benjamin Treviño | March 1st, 2024 | Blog
Alton dog attack leaves one person hospitalized
ALTON — One person is hospitalized as the result of a February 26 dog attack in Alton. According to a news release, the attack happened at 4:15 p.m. near Los Ebanos Road and 4 Mile Line in Alton. Alton Police Chief Mark Perez told KGBT-TV that responders had to use a tourniquet on the victim… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | March 1st, 2024 | Blog
One dead in Starr County crash
STARR COUNTY — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reports one man died in a February 27 crash north of Rio Grande City. According to a DPS news release, the accident happened about 2:00 p.m. on Farm Road 755 at Embassy Rd. The preliminary report states a 2011 GMC Sierra was travelling north on… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | February 22nd, 2024 | Auto Padestrian, Blog
Fatal auto-pedestrian accident in Pharr
PHARR — One man is dead following a February 20 auto-pedestrian accident in Pharr. According to Pharr police, the accident happened about 7:30 p.m. in the 5800 block of S. Cage Blvd. The victim, who is said to have died less than an hour after being struck, was described as a 54-year-old man, but his… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | February 21st, 2024 | Blog
Edinburg teen killed in one-car crash
EDINBURG – An apparent single-vehicle accident has claimed the life of an Edinburg teenager. According to Edinburg Police, 19-year-old Ruben Zepeda III died in a hospital February 17 due to injuries he sustained in a car crash two days earlier. Zepeda was taken to the hospital on February 15 following an accident that occurred about… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | February 16th, 2024 | Fatal Crash, Motorcyclist Accident
Brownsville man dies in motorcycle crash
BROWNSVILLE — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reports a Brownsville man was killed in a motorcycle crash on January 29. A DPS news release said the accident happened around 12:22 a.m. on FM 1732 east of New Carmen Avenue in Brownsville. A preliminary investigation revealed a black/gray 2024 Suzuki motorcycle, operated by a… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | February 15th, 2024 | Blog
One dead, 11 injured when car crashes into Austin emergency room
A car crashed into an Austin hospital emergency room February 13, leaving the driver dead and 11 people inside the hospital injured. Police say the crash happened about 5:30 p.m. at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center. Surveillance videos showed the car crashing through the emergency room’s glass doorway striking some patients inside as others… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | January 26th, 2024 | Auto Accident, Fatal Crash
One killed, two injured in Weslaco-area crash
HIDALGO COUNTY — A 57-year-old Weslaco woman is dead after running a stop sign January 25, and crashing into another vehicle. The crash happened at 12:45 p.m. According to a DPS news release, Josefina Herrera Castillo was driving a brown 2005 Chrysler Town & Country van westward on Chuparosa Street. The report states that Castillo… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | January 25th, 2024 | 18 Wheelers
Fatal Starr County crash leads to well water warning
Officials are urging residents in the Starr County town of La Gloria to avoid drinking well water after a tanker truck crashed and spilled a substantial amount of diesel fuel. The truck’s driver was killed in the one-vehicle accident. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a fuel truck driven by 36-year-old Juan Carlos… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | January 23rd, 2024 | Blog
Mission man killed in Willacy County
WILLACY COUNTY – A 61-year-old Mission man died January 23 in a single-vehicle semi crash in Willacy County. The Texas Department of Public Safety stated via news release that the crash happened at 5:22 a.m. on U.S. 77 north of FM 1017. The driver of the SAIA Motor Freight Line truck, Alejandro Del Bosque Jr.,… Read More