According to The Daily News newspaper, a Cowlitz County, Washington jury has awarded $2.5 million to a Castle Rock family following a wrongful death lawsuit. 39-year-old Patrick Coyne, who suffered from back pain, died from ingesting a pain reliever called kratom, which is not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. A 12-member jury ruled… Read More
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by Benjamin Treviño | August 24th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Motorist dies following collision with 18-wheeler
EDINBURG – An Edinburg man is dead following an August 20 traffic accident on the I-69 highway. According to the Edinburg Police Department, the accident happened about 9:00 p.m. on the highway frontage road near Rogers Road. When officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found that a beige Chrysler minivan had struck… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | August 18th, 2023 | Blog
Failure to control speed cited as factor in fatal crash
HIDALGO COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) continues its investigation of an August 13 crash near Palmview that left one man dead. According to a DPS news release, the crash happened north of Palmview on La Homa Road at about 6:00 a.m. The DPS preliminary investigation indicates that a gray 2012 Dodge… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 28th, 2023 | Blog
Police vehicle pursuit ends in fatality
A 39-year-old Belton, Texas man died July 26 after a police chase that ended with him crashing into the south embankment of a canal, according to a press release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The man was identified as Bruce Theodore Garcia. According to the Alton Police Department, the vehicle chase started about… Read More
by Amber Cortez | July 26th, 2023 | Blog
Three family members killed by alleged drunken driver
EDINBURG — A July 24 crash in Edinburg has claimed the lives of three family members. The collision, according to Edinburg Police, was caused by a drunken driver. “It all comes down to what we believe, that we suspect, that an impaired driver made a decision to get behind the wheel of a vehicle and… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 21st, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Woman and two children hospitalized after Brownsville crash
STAFF REPORT BROWNSVILLE — A woman and two children were transported to a local hospital following a crash with an 18-wheeler. This, according to a news release issued by the Brownsville Police Department. Police received a call July 20 of a major accident at 9:03 a.m. at the 6900 block of Padre Island Hwy where… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 20th, 2023 | Auto Accident, Blog
Elderly woman dies in two-vehicle crash
EDCOUCH — An 87-year-old woman has died of injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle crash in Edcouch, according to police. The incident occurred July 18 on Highway 107, west of Mile 2. Edcouch PD said in a news release that two other women and a five-year-old boy were also injured in the crash, and were… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 13th, 2023 | Blog
Edinburg cyclist dies after being struck by vehicle
A 49-year-old Edinburg man has succumbed to his injuries after being struck by a vehicle as he was riding his bicycle. According to the City of Edinburg, Pete Centeno was struck by a vehicle July 7 about 11:00 p.m. in the 1000 block of East University Drive. Centeno died two days later at DHR Health… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 7th, 2023 | Blog
Double fatality near Edinburg
EDINBURG – Two Edinburg men were killed, and six people were injured when two vehicles crashed July 2 near Edinburg, state troopers said in a news release. The two victims are identified as 41-year-old Domingo Rodriguez, and Mateo Guzman Lopez (age unknown). Both men were Edinburg residents. According to a DPS news release, Rodriguez was… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | July 6th, 2023 | Blog
DPS: Pedestrian killed by hit and run driver
EDINBURG — Identification is pending on a man who was killed by a hit-and-run (and possibly drunken) driver. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the victim was struck by a vehicle at approximately 4:26 a.m. July 2 on FM 907 (Alamo Road) and Wisconsin Road, east of Edinburg. According to the DPS… Read More