A fiery crash east of Edinburg claimed the life of an elderly man whose body, according to Texas DPS investigators, was left “burned beyond recognition.” According to a DPS news release, the crash happened July 29 at about 5:43 p.m. on Depot Road, north of Mile 17 1⁄2 Road. DPS said its preliminary investigation revealed… Read More
Author: Benjamin Treviño
by Benjamin Treviño | August 2nd, 2024 | Auto Accident, Fatal Crash
Fiery fatal car crash claims one life
by Benjamin Treviño | July 31st, 2024 | Auto Accident
Vehicle crash in Palmview, driver arrested
PALMVIEW — A driver who fled the scene of a one-vehicle crash in Palmview has voluntarily surrendered to authorities. According to police, the incident happened July 27 at about 3:00 a.m. in the 1100 block of E. Palma Vista Drive. According to Palmview City officials, the driver of a red Dodge Ram TRX ran into… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 30th, 2024 | Auto Accident
Car crash in Edinburg: Vehicle slams into HEB building
EDINBURG — An Edinburg H-E-B supermarket was forced to close for the day after a car ran into the building, authorities say. The incident happened July 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the HEB store located at 1212 N. Closner. According to police, a vehicle was traveling south on 12th street and the driver failed to… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 19th, 2024 | Blog
Mission man indicted in road rage shooting death
EDINBURG – Court documents indicate a Hidalgo County grand jury has formally indicted a Mission man accused of fatally shooting a driver during an April road rage incident in Mission. The indictment against 23-year-old Briaham Alexis Peña was handed up July 16, exactly three months after Peña’s arrest. Peña is charged with murder in the… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 17th, 2024 | Blog
Street argument leaves one woman dead
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a homicide investigation after witnesses reported a man intentionally ran over a woman with his vehicle, leaving the woman dead on a residential street northeast of Edinburg. According to a sheriff’s office news release, the incident happened July 15 about 4:50 p.m. in the 6300 block of Lorena… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 13th, 2024 | Blog
Failure to wear seat belt suspected in fatal Alamo crash
An Alamo man was killed in a July 4 one-vehicle crash, and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says the victim’s failure to wear a safety belt may have contributed to his death. According to a DPS news release, the crash occurred around midnight on Interstate Highway 2 near FM 493 in Donna. The… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 12th, 2024 | Blog
DPS investigating pedestrian fatality
WESLACO — The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating an auto-pedestrian fatality north of Elsa. According to a Texas DPS news release, the fatal crash happened June 9 on FM 1925 (Monte Christo Road), west of Engleman Road at 4:34 a.m. The news release states that a gray Chrysler Town & Country van, occupied… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 11th, 2024 | Blog
Man pulled from wreckage in La Feria crash
La Feria firefighters pulled one man from the wreckage of his automobile following a one-vehicle rollover crash on Kansas City Road. The accident happened on the afternoon of July 8. The Texas Department of Public Safety also responded to the crash. DPS Sgt. Maria Hernandez said the driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries. His identity was not… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 4th, 2024 | 18 Wheelers, Fatal Crash
Driver of 18-wheeler killed when rig crashes into Mission home
The driver of an 18-wheeler semi-truck that crashed into a home in Mission June 29 died as a result of injuries he sustained in the accident, according to authorities. Police say 51-year-old Anastacio Martinez Jr. died from traumatic injury from the impact of the crash, and possible asphyxiation. Police added that a toxicology test was… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 3rd, 2024 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Vigilance is vital to road safety, TSTC CDL trainers say
Special report to the J. Gonzalez Law Firm MARSHALL — Commercial accidents involving 18-wheelers are a universal concern for motorists in the Rio Grande Valley and across Texas. That’s why Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academies work hard to instill safe driving habits in their student drivers. Wayne Bradley is a commercial driver’s license… Read More