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2024-04-16 11:16:25 -

$2 million bond set for driver in “intentional” Texas DPS crash
A $2 million bond has been set for the man responsible for the “intentional” Texas DPS crash in Brenham on Friday. The “intentional” Texas DPS crash occurred at around 11 a.m. on Friday, April 12th at the Texas Department of Public Safety in Brenham, Texas. 42-year-old Clenard Parker had been at the office the day prior attempting to...

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2022-09-02 13:25:06 -

‘Unsafe and unacceptable’ — Georgia DPS calls out pickup driver’s container haul
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) took to social media on Thursday to call out an “unacceptable” amount of overhang from a container. In the September 1 social media post, Georgia DPS said: As they say, “If it fits, it ships” well, not in this case. SFC Strickland (Region D) stopped this CMV yesterday. The container had a 15-foot nine-inch overhang....

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2022-08-24 17:23:44 -

Arizona DPS conducting CMV inspection detail at I-17 rest area today
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) says that officers are conducting inspections at a rest area as part of Brake Safety Week 2022. Arizona DPS says that the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force is conducting a two day inspection effort August 23 and 24 at the Munds Park Rest Area on I-17. While the inspections are being held as part of the Commercial Vehicle...

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2022-06-20 20:48:22 -

Autonomous truck maker and Texas DPS working on procedure for pulling over a driverless semi
An autonomous truck technology company has partnered with law enforcement in Texas to establish how driverless trucks will interact with police and emergency vehicles. This month, San Francisco-headquartered Embark Trucks, Inc. announced a partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to “train Embark-powered trucks to identify law enforcement vehicles in...

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2024-04-15 10:53:30 -

Driver denied CDL crashed through DPS with “intent to harm”
Man denied commercial driver’s license crashed through DPS on Friday “with intent to harm” the people inside, police say. The incident occurred on April 12th at the Texas Department of Public Safety office in Brenham, Texas. The man was denied a CDL on Thursday, April 11th at the DPs location, so he “returned today with intent to harm,”...

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2022-07-09 15:02:21 -

Former Texas DPS worker sentenced for handing out hundreds of fraudulent CDLs in exchange for bribes
A former Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) worker has been sentenced to prison for his role in a fraudulent commercial drivers license (CDL) scheme. On July 6, Alonzo Blackman, 68, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas. He was also ordered to pay a $215,000 money judgment. In February 2020, Blackman...

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2022-08-29 14:49:52 -

Georgia DPS calls out trucker’s messy cab as ‘extremely dangerous’
On Wednesday morning, the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) took to social media to call out a trucker for the junk food and beverage containers they discovered during a CMV inspection. In the August 24 post, Georgia DPS said: Seriously! There are no words for this one. . . SFC Patterson (Region A) stopped this CMV for an inspection, and when the door opened, he was at a loss for...

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2023-07-02 02:25:15 -

Georgia DPS shouts out CMV driver for saving motorist from ‘severe injuries or worse’
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) shared dash cam video of a close call caused by a motorist’s erratic last-second turn maneuver. In a June 30, 2023, social media post, Georgia DPS said, “We’re giving a shout-out to this professional CMV that was not driving distracted and potentially saved the driver of this passenger car severe injuries or worse. We ask all...

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2024-04-20 09:45:08 -

Murder charge added for man who drove stolen big rig into Texas DPS office
Texas officials have filed several new charges — including murder — after man allegedly drove a stolen big rig into a DPS office last week. On April 18, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office filed new charges against Clenard Parker, 42, including felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a public servant, aggravated assault with a deadly...

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2024-10-15 14:02:13 -

Trucker killed after colliding with trailer that detached from second semi truck, Texas DPS says
The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) is investigating a fatal semi truck crash that occurred in Hartley County on Thursday morning. The crash occurred around 6:40 a.m. on October 10 east of Dalhart, Texas. Officials say that Jose Santos-Borballa, 70, was operating a 2015 Volvo semi truck with a trailer as he exited a private drive and turned right to travel east on FM 281....

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2025-04-24 13:51:18 -

$500K Bond Set for Truck Driver Accused of Texting During Fatal Crash in San Benito
SAN BENITO, Texas — Bond has been set at $500,000 for a tractor-trailer driver accused of texting while driving during a fatal crash in San Benito, according to Cameron County jail records. Fernando Gonzalez Altamirano, 39, a Mexican national, was arraigned on a charge of criminally negligent homicide following the Saturday crash that claimed the life of 70-year-old Lorenzo Guajardo, of...

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