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Allstate Reports on Most Dangerous Texas Cities for Drivers
A new report issued from Allstate Insurance Co. lists nine cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth as having more accident-prone motorists than anywhere else in Texas.
Garland drivers were ranked as the most dangerous and were approximately 50 percent more likely …
Pedestrian Killed in Foot Chase on Interstate
Police in Forest Hill are investigating an accident that killed a pedestrian on Thursday afternoon. Witnesses report that the victim may have been running from police. He crossed a gas station parking lot then ran into traffic on Interstate 20 …
Fatality Accident involving Three Cars in Duncanville
Dallas County Sheriff’s deputies report that one person was killed in a fatal accident on westbound Interstate 20 at Cedar Ridge Drive in Duncanville. The accident involved 3 vehicles that happened at about at 1:10 a.m. Sunday. The name of …
Officer Injured by Stick in the Line of Duty
A Dallas police officer accidentally discharged his gun while trying to draw it on a man who was running toward him Monday night near West Ledbetter Drive and South Westmoreland Road Tuesday evening.
The suspect has been identified as 18-year-old …
Greyhound Bus Flips, Injures 34 People
An accident involving a Greyhound bus that drove off an interstate highway in southwest Ohio has left 34 people injured. None of the injuries of the victims on the bus was considered life-threatening, though several people were trapped and had …
Man Injured in Hit and Run Accident While Getting Off the Bus
A man was left unconscious and with a broken leg after a hit and run accident while he was getting off a DART bus. Jerome Benavidez, 23, says he has no memory of the incident before finding himself on a Plano …
16-Year Old Going to Court for Killing 4 and Injuring 2 from Drunk Driving
A 16-year-old has been charged with charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault for a deadly wreck that killed four people in Burleson in June. Ethan Couch, age 16, appeared in court on Wednesday …
Tree Trimming Service Sued for Damages in 2011 Fires
A national tree trimming service company has been named in a $35 million dollar suit filed by a Texas utility company on behalf of its ratepayers. The utility company, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, alleges that the tree-trimming service, Asplundh Tree Expert …
Teacher and Students Injured in Science Experiment
A middle school teacher and two of his students were injured in a science experiment on Monday afternoon. According to an official statement from a spokesperson from the Frisco School district, an eighth grader from Roach Middle School suffered first- …
Cyclist Killed in Hit and Run Accident
A bicyclist has been killed after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Northeast Dallas early Sunday. Police are looking for the motorist who is responsible for the man’s death. One witness saw an off-white or cream colored Chevrolet SUV …
Driver Injures Striking Worker at Factory
A striking worker at the Bell Helicopter facility and a truck driver had confrontation that turned violent. One of the men was arrested while the other had to be treated at the scene by emergency responders.
UAW Local 218 …
Car Crashes Through Multiple Obstacles, Injures Family in Home
Four people were hospitalized following an accident Thursday afternoon when a car crashed into the back of a Carrollton home.
Officials said that a car crashed went off the road, over a median and an embankment, through a fence, and …
Drunk Driver Goes Into Oncoming Traffic, Jackknives Trailer
An accident involving a car and a big rig on Highway 75 in Collin County shut down the highway for a number of hours. Wreckage was strewn across several lanes of traffic and caused snarls for traffic travelling in …
Two Children Injured in Tubing Accident
Two children, an 8-year-old and a 4-year-old, were injured in a boating accident that took place on Joe Pool Lake at around 8:40 p.m. Sunday night.
The children were hurt when the tube they were riding on was struck by …
College Bus Strikes Utility Pole on the way to the Opener
A bus that was transporting TCU students to the Horned Frogs’ opening game with LSU struck a utility pole late Saturday afternoon, injuring nine passengers who were on board the bus.
TCU students were headed to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, …
Car Suddenly Catches Fire, Injuring 5.
A vehicle fire in Lake Worth on Wednesday night has left five people injured.
The car burst into flames at the Loop 820 near Azle Avenue at approximately 8:15 p.m.. Five people were in the car at the time that …
Tanker Explodes in Maintenance Bay, Burns Two
Two workers have been burned Wednesday afternoon in an explosion of a tanker truck at a Fort Worth repair shop.
The explosion happened at the Fort Worth Tank Works near 33rd and Long Avenue at approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday at …
Crashed Car Trapped by Power Lines in Water
A police pursuit in Carrollton has ended with a car in the water Tuesday night.
According to the police report, the driver who was being pulled over for a traffic violation Interstate 35E around 9:30 p.m. attempted to flee from …
Man Drowns after Being Pinned by Riding Mower
According to police reports, it appeared that a golf course grounds keeper who was mowing the grass at The Courses Watters Creek golf course drowned when his mower toppled into a pond and pinned him underwater.
Plano Fire-Rescue Capt. …
Head-On Collision Throws Parts All Over
A head-on collision on Highway 121 near Anna has left one person dead and another seriously injured Saturday morning.
Authorities report that the accident happened at approximately 8:40 a.m. about a half-mile south of the intersection with FM 455. Emergency …
Speeding Accident Leaves Two Cousins Dead
An accident has left two people dead when their vehicle hit a center guard wall on the southbound LBJ freeway early Friday morning.
The fatal crash happened between La Prada and Oates Drives in Mesquite at approximately 12:30 a.m. when …
Report Shows Rules were Violated and Caused Death
A recently released report concerning an accident at a Texas-based company reveals that a deadly 2012 explosion off the Louisiana coast was caused by subcontracted workers who used unsafe welding practices on the site. Three workers died in the …
Fried Chicken Destroys Storage Units
A fire broke out in a rented storage unit when two men were apparently trying to fry chicken inside the unit. The blaze destroyed parts of the building.
Denton County Fire officials said the fire broke out on Tuesday night …
City of Ft. Worth Accidentally Demolishes Wrong Home
On July 12, contractors working for the City of Fort Worth Texas mistakenly demolished the wrong property on Watercress Drive.
The city had approved the demolition of a house that had been damaged in a fire. However, there were no …
Three Burned after Chemical Fire
Three workers were severely burned in a fire at a house in North Richland Hills after paint thinner on the job site ignited when a shop-vac was turned on.
According to North Richland Hills assistant fire chief Kirk Marcum, at …
