A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle outside a Stripes store, according to the Mission Police Department. Police Chief Cesar Torres says the victim was walking into the store at Shary Road and Business 83, when the driver of a pickup accelerated, lost control of his vehicle, and struck… Read More
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by Benjamin Treviño | May 26th, 2023 | Blog, Lawsuit, News, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation Claim, Wrongful Death
One dead, one injured in backhoe accident
HIDALGO COUNTY — A Hidalgo County employee was killed and another injured in a May 23 job-related accident. According to Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. Eddie Guerra, the accident happened at approximately 11:43 a.m. north of Mile 4 North on Midway Road along a drainage canal. The area is near Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, south… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 25th, 2023 | Blog, Motorcyclist Accident, News
One man dies in two-vehicle crash in Donna
DONNA – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is currently investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred Monday night leaving one Donna resident dead. According to a news release, the crash happened around 7:20 p.m. on FM 493 and Atlanta Street in Donna. Preliminary investigation revealed that a black 2016 Ford F-150 was traveling northbound… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 19th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog, Fatal Crash, News
DPS investigates fatal tractor-trailer crash
BROWNSVILLE – Investigators with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) are looking into the circumstances of an April 18 semi-truck crash in Brownsville that left one person dead. The accident happened about 7:02 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Toll Road 550 in Brownsville. Early indications are that the 18-wheeler was carrying “hazardous-flammable material,”… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | March 24th, 2023 | 18 Wheelers, Blog, News
NTSB: Failure to de-ice road preceded massive Texas crash
DALLAS — Federal officials say the company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where a massive chain-reaction pileup killed six people in 2021, failed to address the icy road conditions. The statement was released March 23, 2023 following a two-year NTSB investigation into the crash. According to the report, the portion of Interstate 35 West… Read More
by Chris Von Wald | January 13th, 2023 | Auto Accident, Blog, News
DPS searching for man who fled scene of major accident
EDINBURG — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is looking for a man who allegedly caused a serious accident and then fled the scene on foot. The three-vehicle crash happened January 8 at about 8:00 p.m. on Alamo Rd near Texas Rd east of Edinburg. According to DPS, two pickup trucks were headed north… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | October 5th, 2022 | Blog, Fatal Crash, News, Personal Injury
Motorcyclist killed in early morning accident
ALAMO — Alamo Police say a motorcyclist was killed in an accident in the early morning hours of October 3. According to Alamo Police Chief Richard Ozuna, the accident occurred around 2:15 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 83 and South Border Road. The unidentified 50-year-old male motorcyclist reportedly approached the intersection at a high… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 26th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Blog, News, Personal Injury, Recent News
Charges pending for driver in deadly crash in Alton
One person died after a September 24 two vehicle-crash north of Alton, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). State troopers say the crash happened at about 12:03 a.m. on Moorefield Road, south of FM 681, north of Alton. According to a preliminary investigation, a gray Mazda 6, occupied by two people, was… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 23rd, 2022 | Auto Accident, Blog, News, Personal Injury
Few details available in fatal crash
DONNA – One person was killed in a September 19 traffic accident in Donna. According to a spokesperson for the Donna Police Department, the accident happened on the eastbound frontage road near the Hutto Road intersection. The victim is identified only as a 63-year-old Donna woman. No other information is available on the circumstances that… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 22nd, 2022 | Blog, Lawsuit, News, Personal Injury
Man dies in Edinburg construction accident
EDINBURG – Edinburg Police are investigating the death of a 57-year-old man who apparently fell from construction scaffolding Monday morning, September 19. According to a news release, officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of South 25th Street just after 9:30 a.m. after a caller reported a construction accident. When officers arrived, they found the… Read More