A Houston motorcycle accident on Sunday resulted in an off-duty deputy being taken to the hospital Sunday. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office deputy was working an extra job directing traffic for a funeral at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Bellfort Street when he was struck by an Isuzu Rodeo that failed to yield […]
Houston Truck Accident Leads To Fuel Spill
April 19, 2012 By
A Houston truck accident on the Southwest Freeway led to a fuel spill Wednesday morning. HazMat teams were dispatched to the scene, near Wilcrest. According to police, a car struck the big rig, but the rig driver kept going until he realized his truck was on fire. At that point, the driver of the 18-wheeler […]
1 Dead, 3 Injured In Baytown Car Accident
April 9, 2012 By
State Highway 146 in Baytown was closed for several hours Wednesday after a driver crossed the median, setting off a chain-reaction wreck that left 1 dead. Three others were injured. Police said the driver was traveling northbound shortly before noon when he drove his burgundy car into the median without warning. His car was struck […]
15 Injured After Dump Truck Derails Houston METRORail Car
October 12, 2011 By
HOUSTON – A dump truck hit and derailed a METRORail car Oct. 4 in downtown Houston, sending at least 15 people to the hospital. The dump truck driver was later cited for running a red light, cause the Houston accident. The accident occurred just before 9 a.m. at Main and Capitol streets. The train’s operator […]
Pedestrian dead after Houston hit-and-run crash
September 27, 2011 By
HOUSTON — Authorities were searching Saturday for a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in northwest Harris County. The victim, identified as Diana DeLeon, was walking east along the inside lane of West Mount Houston when she was struck by a small black sedan. The car left the scene and traveled east on West […]
Teens get 90 days in crash that killed family
September 14, 2011 By
HOUSTON — Two teens convicted of manslaughter in a Houston auto accident that killed a mother and her two children will spend 90 days in jail followed by probation. Christopher Yovino, 18, and Brett Taylor, 17, were found guilty of three counts of manslaughter each Aug. 30. The jury initially sentenced them to probation only: […]
Houston hit-and-run crash sends 6 to hospital
September 6, 2011 By
HOUSTON — Six people were take to the hospital Sunday after a hit-and-run driver caused a series of crashes near downtown Houston. Police are looking for the driver who started the chain reaction Houston auto accidents, which occurred around 12:30 a.m. Sunday on the Southwest Freeway near Texas 288. A pickup was weaving in and out […]
Houston Fire Department Vehicle Crashes into Car
August 17, 2011 By
HOUSTON — A Houston Fire Department SUV struck a car Wednesday after the car failed to stop at a stop light, investigators said. The HFD supervisor was en route to an emergency around 10:15 p.m., driving westbound on Airport Boulevard when the Houston auto accident occurred. The driver of the car was headed northbound on Telephone […]