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
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by Benjamin Treviño | April 12th, 2024 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Onion spill leads to Donna traffic delays
by Benjamin Treviño | April 12th, 2024 | 18 Wheelers, Blog
Metal object falls from trailer striking two vehicles
EDINBURG — Edinburg police say a metal object flew off of a flatbed trailer and struck two vehicles Thursday morning. The incident happened April 11 at approximately 11:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate Highway 69C between University Drive and Freddy Gonzalez Drive. According to a police department news release, the semi-trailer was transporting… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 5th, 2024 | Blog
Second road rage suspect arraigned
SAN JUAN – A second person is facing criminal charges in connection with a road-rage crash that left one man dead. 40-year-old Carlos Manuel Garcia Sancho was arraigned April 4 on an intoxication manslaughter charge in connection with a three-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of Roberto Carlos Rios Rodriguez of San Juan. Sancho… Read More
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 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
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 | December 1st, 2023 | Blog
Edinburg North High School graduates killed in ATV crash
Two teens who were killed in a November 26 ATV accident were recent graduates of Edinburg North High School, according to the district’s Public Information Officer, Lisa Ayala. The victims are identified as 18-year-old Jaidy Alcalá and 17-year-old Leila Elizabeth Arias. The teens were riding on an ATV Razor that ended up on its side… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | November 22nd, 2023 | Blog
Man fatally stricken by SUV in Harlingen, per report
HARLINGEN — Police in Harlingen say an investigation is underway after a man was struck and killed by an SUV. As reported by Valley Central: At 4:23 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to the 1500 block of N. Ed Carey Drive in reference to auto-pedestrian crash, a news release from the Harlingen Police Department stated. When… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | October 24th, 2023 | Auto Padestrian, Blog
Donna teen dies after being struck by two vehicles
EDINBURG — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating an October 20 auto-pedestrian accident that claimed the life of a Donna teenager. According to a DPS news release, the incident happened at 8:00 p.m. on FM 1423 just south of Anderson Road. The report states that a white Chevrolet Silverado traveling north on… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | October 12th, 2023 | Blog, Lawsuit
Washington family awarded millions in herbal supplement lawsuit
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