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2025-12-29 21:18:34 -

Distracted Semi-Truck Driver Jailed on Felony Charges After September Overpass Crash Pins Two Texas Deputies, One Left Dangling Over Edge
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — A semi-truck driver is in jail facing felony charges after investigators said his tractor-trailer rear-ended law enforcement vehicles on a south Lubbock overpass, pushing the vehicles into two Lubbock County Sheriff’s deputies and pinning them against a concrete barrier during a traffic assist that was protecting a stranded family. Photo credit: KCBD Authorities...

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2025-06-30 18:46:04 -

Semi-Truck Driver Charged After I-20 Crash in Texas Kills Five, Injures Several Others
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — A semi-truck driver is facing serious charges after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 near Terrell left five people dead and several others injured in what local officials called a “horrific” scene. Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, 27, has been arrested and charged with five counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault with a...

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2026-01-24 18:37:56 -

Truck Driver, Company Owner Charged With Deleting Dash Cam Evidence in Fatal Texas Crash
CORRIGAN, TEXAS — A truck driver and a trucking company owner are facing felony charges in connection with the alleged destruction of dash camera evidence following a deadly 2023 crash on Highway 59 that killed two college students, according to court records. A grand jury has indicted 70-year-old truck driver Antonio Sandoval Jr. and 53-year-old trucking company owner Marlin Kendall...

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2024-03-27 14:30:07 -

Two killed in crash involving concrete truck and school bus, Texas officials say
One adult and one child were killed in a collision involving a concrete truck and a school bus in Bastrop County, Texas, on Friday. The crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. on Friday, March 22 as a Hays Consolidated Independent School District bus was returning from a field trip to a zoo. The school bus, loaded with 44 preschool students and 11 adults, was westbound...

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2025-03-22 01:42:45 -

$150 Million in Lawsuits Filed Over Fatal I-35 Crash in Austin That Killed 5 and Injured Dozens
Two major lawsuits, including one seeking over $100 million in damages, have been filed in connection to a deadly 18-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 in North Austin that killed five people and left at least a dozen others injured. One of the lawsuits was filed by Nathan Jonard, a survivor of the March 13 crash, who alleges that driver negligence and corporate irresponsibility led to the massive...

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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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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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2025-06-12 15:45:32 -

18-Wheeler Crash in Texarkana Knocks Out Power to a Third of the City; Driver Arrested for DWI
Texarkana, Texas police responded to a crash late Thursday night involving an 18-wheeler that left a trail of destruction and temporarily knocked out power to a significant portion of the city. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of New Boston Road and Taylor Street, where the truck veered off the roadway, struck a major electrical transmission pole, and spilled a full...

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2025-10-17 17:22:07 -

18-wheeler driver was run over by his own tractor-trailer while addressing mechanical issue
HOUSTON, Texas — A 59-year-old truck driver was tragically killed by his own tractor-trailer Wednesday morning after the vehicle rolled forward while he was inspecting a mechanical issue along the East Loop of Interstate 610, according to the Houston Police Department (HPD). The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. near 900 East Loop North, just before Clinton Drive, when the driver of a...

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2026-01-03 19:02:36 -

71-Year-Old Truck Driver Killed After Unloaded Logging Rig Jackknifes Into Woods in Bold Springs
BOLD SPRINGS, TEXAS — A 71-year-old Corrigan man was killed after the unloaded 18-wheeler logging truck he was driving lost control on a curve and jackknifed into the woods along FM 350 North in Bold Springs early Friday morning. Photo credit: PolkCountyToday.com The crash happened at approximately 6:15 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2026, when the southbound logging truck, reported to...

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2025-06-30 16:53:00 -

Amazon Semi-Truck Overturns on I-20 in Gregg County After Driver Falls Asleep
An Amazon semi-truck overturned early Monday morning on Interstate 20 near Rabbit Creek in Gregg County, Texas. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the driver was heading west around 2 a.m. when they fell asleep and struck the inside concrete barrier. The impact caused the truck to flip over the barrier and land upside down in a culvert. The driver was hospitalized with...

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2025-10-29 15:29:36 -

Amtrak train carrying 129 passengers collides with semi-truck near San Antonio
SCHERTZ, Texas — An Amtrak passenger train carrying 129 people collided with a semi-truck hauling rocks Tuesday morning near Solms Quarry Road in Comal County, temporarily shutting down the area and causing major traffic delays. According to the Schertz Police Department, the crash happened around 8:05 a.m. at the railroad crossing on Solms Quarry Road at FM 482. The train, which was...

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2026-01-20 19:39:59 -

Both Drivers Trapped and Hurt After Semi-Truck and Utility Truck Crash in Winkler County
KERMIT, TEXAS — Two drivers were injured Monday evening after a two-vehicle crash involving a commercial motor vehicle and a utility truck on State Highway 302 in Winkler County, according to the Winkler County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said the collision happened at the intersection of westbound SH 302 and FM 1232. Both drivers were entrapped and required...

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2025-04-18 01:21:16 -

Family of Fort Worth Pileup Victim Continues Lawsuit Against FedEx After Reaching Settlement With Tollway Operator
FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of Tiffany Gerred, one of six victims killed in the 133-vehicle pileup on Interstate 35 in 2021, is moving forward with a lawsuit against FedEx after reaching a confidential settlement with the North Tarrant Express tollway operator. The deadly crash occurred on February 11, 2021, during icy road conditions on the TEXPress lanes of I-35W. Gerred, 34,...

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