BROWNSVILLE – Investigators with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) are looking into the circumstances of an April 18 semi-truck crash in Brownsville that left one person dead. The accident happened about 7:02 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Toll Road 550 in Brownsville. Early indications are that the 18-wheeler was carrying “hazardous-flammable material,”… Read More
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by Benjamin Treviño | April 19th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog, Fatal Crash, News
DPS investigates fatal tractor-trailer crash
by Benjamin Treviño | March 24th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog, News
NTSB: Failure to de-ice road preceded massive Texas crash
DALLAS — Federal officials say the company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where a massive chain-reaction pileup killed six people in 2021, failed to address the icy road conditions. The statement was released March 23, 2023 following a two-year NTSB investigation into the crash. According to the report, the portion of Interstate 35 West… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | January 13th, 2023 | Auto Accident, Blog, News
DPS searching for man who fled scene of major accident
EDINBURG — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is looking for a man who allegedly caused a serious accident and then fled the scene on foot. The three-vehicle crash happened January 8 at about 8:00 p.m. on Alamo Rd near Texas Rd east of Edinburg. According to DPS, two pickup trucks were headed north… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | October 5th, 2022 | Blog, Fatal Crash, News, Personal Injury
Motorcyclist killed in early morning accident
ALAMO — Alamo Police say a motorcyclist was killed in an accident in the early morning hours of October 3. According to Alamo Police Chief Richard Ozuna, the accident occurred around 2:15 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 83 and South Border Road. The unidentified 50-year-old male motorcyclist reportedly approached the intersection at a high… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 26th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Blog, News, Personal Injury, Recent News
Charges pending for driver in deadly crash in Alton
One person died after a September 24 two vehicle-crash north of Alton, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). State troopers say the crash happened at about 12:03 a.m. on Moorefield Road, south of FM 681, north of Alton. According to a preliminary investigation, a gray Mazda 6, occupied by two people, was… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 23rd, 2022 | Auto Accident, Blog, News, Personal Injury
Few details available in fatal crash
DONNA – One person was killed in a September 19 traffic accident in Donna. According to a spokesperson for the Donna Police Department, the accident happened on the eastbound frontage road near the Hutto Road intersection. The victim is identified only as a 63-year-old Donna woman. No other information is available on the circumstances that… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 22nd, 2022 | Blog, Lawsuit, News, Personal Injury
Man dies in Edinburg construction accident
EDINBURG – Edinburg Police are investigating the death of a 57-year-old man who apparently fell from construction scaffolding Monday morning, September 19. According to a news release, officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of South 25th Street just after 9:30 a.m. after a caller reported a construction accident. When officers arrived, they found the… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 16th, 2022 | 18 Wheelers, Auto Accident, Blog, News, Recent News
Edinburg woman killed in crash with tractor-trailer
MCALLEN – McAllen police are investigating a September 15 crash that claimed the life of a 31-year-old Edinburg woman. The collision happened about 7:15 a.m. near the intersection of North Ware Road and Monte Christo Road. Police say the victim, Norma Edith Celestino, was driving a grey pickup truck when her vehicle was struck by… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 15th, 2022 | Blog, News, Wrongful Death
Man dies after being pinned beneath box trailer
PHARR — Pharr police are investigating the death of a man who became trapped underneath a box trailer. The incident happened September 13 in the 4000 block of North Cage Blvd. According to a police report, two men had driven the vehicle to the Valley from New Braunfels. They were reportedly working on the truck’s… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 14th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Blog, News
McAllen man pleads not guilty to crash-related criminal charges
A 23-year-old McAllen man has pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him in connection with the February 2022 traffic death of an 85-year-old man. Lou Autry Gomez is charged with manslaughter and injury to the elderly stemming from the Feb. 22 death of Francisco Quijada. The indictment alleges Gomez was driving at an excessive… Read More