MISSION — The Mission Police Department was investigating a three-vehicle crash that left two people hospitalized on August 5, according to a report by Valley Central. At 12:38 p.m. authorities responded to the 2000 block of Westbound Frontage Road about a crash, Mission PD told ValleyCentral. The report states that a preliminary investigation revealed a… Read More
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by Benjamin Treviño | August 9th, 2024 | Blog
Three-vehicle crash leaves two hospitalized
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 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
by Benjamin Treviño | June 19th, 2024 | Blog
U.S. Coast Guard investigating fatal boat collision
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a boating accident that left one man dead. The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. June 11 in the Laguna Madre near the Arroyo Colorado. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, two fisherman launched their vessel from Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park in Arroyo City, and proceeded out to the… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | June 13th, 2024 | Auto Padestrian, Blog
Donna man killed in auto-pedestrian accident
Alamo police say a 60-year-old Donna man was killed when he was struck a vehicle. According to a police department news release, the accident happened June 10 in the 1300 block of west Frontage Road 83 at around 3:47 a.m. The victim is identified as Alfredo Villalpando of Donna. The police report says Villalpando was… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | June 12th, 2024 | Blog
Harlingen crash leaves one victim
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a two-vehicle crash that left one driver dead. The accident happened June 9 at approximately 9:40 p.m. at the intersection of FM 1479 and FM 800. According to DPS spokesperson Sgt. Maria Hernandez, a preliminary investigation indicates that a Toyota RAV4 was traveling west on FM 800… Read More