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
Tag: car accident
by Benjamin Treviño | August 9th, 2024 | Blog
Three-vehicle crash leaves two hospitalized
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 | June 5th, 2024 | Blog
Brownsville man killed attempting to cross road
CAMERON COUNTY – A Brownsville man was killed in a Cameron County auto-pedestrian accident. The incident happened June 2 at approximately 2:30 a.m. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), 31-year-old Gabriel Arenas Ibarra was attempting to cross Farm Road 802 near Vermillion Avenue when he was struck by a Toyota Tacoma traveling… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 31st, 2024 | Blog
Teen killed in Pharr crash
Pharr police report an 18-year-old woman died in a crash on U.S. Highway 281. The crash happened May 23 at about 9:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 281 near 4800 N. Cage Blvd. According to the Pharr Police Department, the vehicle the woman was driving collided with a stalled vehicle on the… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 28th, 2024 | Blog
Pharr PD: One seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash
PHARR — Pharr police responded to a multi-vehicle accident Thursday night, May 23. The accident occurred about 9:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of U.S. 281 near Nolana Loop. One person was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, according to police. An investigation into the crash was ongoing as of this writing. No further… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 12th, 2024 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Onion spill leads to Donna traffic delays
A tractor-trailer carrying onions rolled over April 10 on FM 493 and the Expressway 83 underpass in Donna, according to Donna Police Chief Gilbert Guerrero. The chief urged drivers to avoid the area as the rollover was already causing traffic delays and would continue to do so until the wreckage was cleared. No other vehicles… 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
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 | January 9th, 2024 | Blog
Truck driver killed in gravel-loading accident
HIDALGO COUNTY – A truck driver was crushed to death while picking up a load of gravel near La Joya in western Hidalgo County, officials say. Deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a workplace accident at a gravel pit outside the town of La Joya at about 5 a.m.… Read More