HARLINGEN — Harlingen police are investigating a fatal March 26 motorcycle accident. The single-vehicle crash happened around 10:13 p.m. on Loop 499 near Cardenas Motors. Police say the rider may have hit a curb. The operator was ejected from the motorcycle and was killed. The identification of the victim had not been released as of… Read More
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by Benjamin Treviño | March 28th, 2024 | Blog
Harlingen police probe motorcycle fatality
by Benjamin Treviño | March 28th, 2024 | Blog
Possible intoxication and street racing under scrutiny in fatal San Juan crash
San Juan Police Chief Leandro Sifuentes says intoxication and street racing may have contributed to a fatal March 26 crash, but Sifuentes added it is too early in the investigation to make any final determination. “Preliminary investigations by the San Juan Police Department suggest intoxication as a possible contributing factor to the collision,” Sifuentes stated… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | March 20th, 2024 | Blog
Edinburg area crash victim identified
HIDALGO COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has released the name of a man who was killed March 16 in a two-vehicle crash near Edinburg. According to DPS Sgt. Maria Hernandez, the victim was 34-year-old Sergio Alejandro Padilla-Luna. Padilla-Luna was killed when his vehicle slammed into the back of another vehicle that… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | March 8th, 2024 | Blog
Bus accident blamed on alleged drunken motorist
Edinburg police have arrested a 32-year-old woman who crashed her vehicle into an Edinburg CISD school bus while allegedly driving drunk. According to a news release, the crash happened March 3, about 6:50 p.m. in the 3600 block of S. Sugar Road at approximately 6:50 p.m. A third vehicle was also involved in the accident,… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | March 1st, 2024 | Blog
School District: Bus accident causes no injuries
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
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 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