BROWNSVILLE — The Brownsville Police Department is investigating an auto-pedestrian crash that left one man dead. The accident happened about 10:00 p.m. June 25 in the 2100 block of Minnesota Avenue. According to police, the victim was crossing Minnesota Avenue in the middle of the block when he was struck by a vehicle. The man,… Read More
Category: Auto Accident
by Benjamin Treviño | June 28th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Pedestrian Accident
Brownsville man killed in auto-pedestrian crash
by Benjamin Treviño | June 15th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Blog, Driving Tips, News, Recent News
San Benito athletic trainers killed in car-truck crash
SAN BENITO — San Benito school district athletic trainers Robert Garza, and Raul Ramos were killed June 10 in an early morning collision with a delivery truck. According to media reports, Garza and Ramos were traveling in the 27000 block of State Highway 345 about 7:30 a.m. when their vehicle was struck by the delivery… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | June 9th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Driving Tips, Pedestrian Accident
McAllen auto-pedestrian crash leaves one dead, one in custody
(MCALLEN) One woman is dead and another woman is in custody following a May 30 auto-pedestrian accident in downtown McAllen. McAllen police say the incident happened in the 500 block of South 15th St. about 2:35 a.m. The victim was identified as 43-year-old Brenda Belmontes. No hometown was provided. The details of the accident remain… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | June 7th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Driving Tips, Pedestrian Accident
Auto-pedestrian crash claims woman’s life
(PROGRESO) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a May 29 auto-pedestrian crash that resulted in the death of a Weslaco woman. According to DPS, 37-year-old Minerva Hinojosa was walking north on Farm to Market Road 1015 about 5:30 a.m. when she was struck by a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado near the intersection… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | June 1st, 2022 | Auto Accident
San Benito man killed in Brownsville crash
(BROWNSVILLE) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a May 21 crash involving a San Benito resident who died at the scene. According to a news release, Jose Gustavo Cuestas, 45, of San Benito died after being pinned between his vehicle and a tree, the release said. DPS authorities say the crash… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 31st, 2022 | Auto Accident, News
Motorcyclist killed in Pharr collision
The Pharr Police Department is investigating a May 22 crash that killed 26-year-old Jesus Flores. According to a police department news release, the accident happened about 11:45 p.m. at the intersection of North Jackson Road and West Eldora Road at about 11:45 p.m. “The preliminary investigation reveals that the vehicle was traveling northbound on Jackson… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 18th, 2022 | Auto Accident
Two killed in Laredo head-on collision
Two men were killed Saturday April 2 in a head-on collision in Laredo, according to police. The fatal crash happened around 7:00 a.m. in the 28019 block of Loop 20. According to contemporaneous news reports, a vehicle being driven by one of the victims was traveling south on Loop 20 when it crossed the center… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 11th, 2022 | Auto Accident
Car crash heavily damages Alton home
Members of an Alton family are in dire straits after a car slammed into their home in the middle of the night, causing the roof to collapse. The accident happened at an unspecified address on West Main Avenue about 3:00 a.m. May 10. According to Alton Police, two teenage girls were in the vehicle when… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 4th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Personal Injury, Recent News, Wrongful Death
Police chase for suspected intoxicated driver results in one death
(WESLACO) A police pursuit of a suspected drunken driver turned deadly when the chase ended in a fiery three-vehicle crash. According to official reports, Progreso police attempted to make a traffic stop on a suspected drunken driver in the evening hours of April 30. Police say the unidentified female driver refused to stop, and began… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | May 3rd, 2022 | Auto Accident
Distracted driving blamed for ten percent of fatal crashes in Texas
(UNDATED) — According to newly-released data from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), distracted driving accounted for nearly ten percent of all fatal crashes on Texas highways in 2021. 4,480 people were killed on Texas roads in 2021, and according to TxDOT, 431 of those deaths (9.6 percent) resulted from accidents in which distracted driving… Read More