BROWNSVILLE — Brownsville police arrested a woman on multiple charges, following a July 16 traffic accident. Yvette Michelle Hernandez, 42, is charged with one count of driving while intoxicated (3 or more), and child endangerment. According to a news release from the Brownsville Police Department, an officer witnessed a white Volvo strike a white Jeep… Read More
Tag: car crash
by Benjamin Treviño | July 22nd, 2022 | Auto Accident, Blog, Recent News
Woman arrested for DWI following crash with child in car
by Benjamin Treviño | July 19th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Blog, News, Recent News
Criminal charges filed following fatal accident
COMBES – According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), 36-year-old Erica Lynn Johnson of Harlingen is facing four charges in connection with a fatal July 16 crash in Combes. Johnson is charged with intoxication manslaughter, intoxication assault, failure to stop and render aid causing death, and failure to stop and render aid causing… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 13th, 2022 | Auto Accident
Police arrest driver involved in fatal car crash
LA JOYA – La Joya Police have arrested the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal car crash that resulted from a police pursuit. 23-year-old Alexis Pino Hernandez is facing two counts of murder, three counts of smuggling of persons causing serious bodily injury or death, and two counts of evading arrest, among other… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | June 15th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Blog, Driving Tips, News, Recent News
San Benito athletic trainers killed in car-truck crash
SAN BENITO — San Benito school district athletic trainers Robert Garza, and Raul Ramos were killed June 10 in an early morning collision with a delivery truck. According to media reports, Garza and Ramos were traveling in the 27000 block of State Highway 345 about 7:30 a.m. when their vehicle was struck by the delivery… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | June 9th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Driving Tips, Pedestrian Accident
McAllen auto-pedestrian crash leaves one dead, one in custody
(MCALLEN) One woman is dead and another woman is in custody following a May 30 auto-pedestrian accident in downtown McAllen. McAllen police say the incident happened in the 500 block of South 15th St. about 2:35 a.m. The victim was identified as 43-year-old Brenda Belmontes. No hometown was provided. The details of the accident remain… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | June 7th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Driving Tips, Pedestrian Accident
Auto-pedestrian crash claims woman’s life
(PROGRESO) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a May 29 auto-pedestrian crash that resulted in the death of a Weslaco woman. According to DPS, 37-year-old Minerva Hinojosa was walking north on Farm to Market Road 1015 about 5:30 a.m. when she was struck by a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado near the intersection… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 18th, 2022 | Auto Accident
Two killed in Laredo head-on collision
Two men were killed Saturday April 2 in a head-on collision in Laredo, according to police. The fatal crash happened around 7:00 a.m. in the 28019 block of Loop 20. According to contemporaneous news reports, a vehicle being driven by one of the victims was traveling south on Loop 20 when it crossed the center… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 11th, 2022 | Auto Accident
Car crash heavily damages Alton home
Members of an Alton family are in dire straits after a car slammed into their home in the middle of the night, causing the roof to collapse. The accident happened at an unspecified address on West Main Avenue about 3:00 a.m. May 10. According to Alton Police, two teenage girls were in the vehicle when… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 3rd, 2022 | Auto Accident
Distracted driving blamed for ten percent of fatal crashes in Texas
(UNDATED) — According to newly-released data from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), distracted driving accounted for nearly ten percent of all fatal crashes on Texas highways in 2021. 4,480 people were killed on Texas roads in 2021, and according to TxDOT, 431 of those deaths (9.6 percent) resulted from accidents in which distracted driving… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 26th, 2022 | 18 Wheelers, Auto Accident, Blog, Lawsuit, Muerte Injusta, Personal Injury
16 injured following chase with Texas deputies
(SAN ANTONIO) — Fifteen migrants and the driver of the truck they were riding in were injured following a high-speed chase with Texas deputies on Sunday, according to authorities. According to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy had pulled over the truck west of San Antonio on April 24 around 8:00 a.m. When one… Read More