Update: 11-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash Friday Identified As Local Youth
The 11-year-old killed in a 2-vehicle crash Friday morning has been identified by Texas Department of Public Safety Funeral services have also been set for the local youth. DPS Sgt. Gregg Williams, with the Texas Highway Patrol Media Communications for the Texarkana/Mount Pleasant region which includes Hopkins County, Saturday reported Angel Olvera was the 11 boy who died at the crash site Friday morning. Precinct 2 Justice of the...
Two-Vehicle Crash Resulted In One Death, 2 Being Flown To Trauma Center
A two-vehicle crash resulted in one death and two people being flown from the I-30 service road, east of Sulphur Springs, to an area trauma center Friday morning, authorities reported. A four-door passenger car traveling east on the south I-30 service road east of FM 69 near Shaggy Road careened in to the back of a sanitation collection truck, trapping the three occupants of the car. Hopkins County 911 operators were contacted at 7:49...
Missing Brashear Man Found Deceased In Crashed Vehicle In A Creek Off FM 2653 Friday
A missing 55-year-old Brashear man was found deceased in a vehicle wedged down an embankment in a creek off FM 2653 around 2:40 p.m. Friday, March 26, 2021. A family member had reportedly contacted the sheriff’s officer early in the week to report the man missing. Local authorities responded around 2:40 p.m. Friday on FM 2653 south of Brasher, where a vehicle ran off the road, and stuck in a creek down a 10 foot embankment. A...
FM 1567 Rollover Crash Results In One Death
A FM 1567 rollover crash resulted in one death Saturday evening, July 18, 2020 according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Department of Public Safety reports. Hopkins County Emergency dispatchers at 7:30 p.m. July 18 received a 911 call about a vehicle crash on FM 1567, east of County Road 1439, where a vehicle had reportedly crashed into a tree, trapping at least one person inside. Hopkins County, Arbala and Como...
Names Of Children Killed In Crash On I-30 Released
Sulphur Springs Police Wednesday released the names of the children killed in a crash on Interstate 30 east Sunday. The 9-year-old was identified as Jeremiah Kent and the 7-year-old as Joshua Kent. The boys are both from Shaw, Mississippi, according to Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Terry Miller. According to information released at noon Sunday by police, the crash occurred near mile marker 124 on Interstate 30 east around 5 a.m. May 24....
Sulphur Springs Woman, Child Killed in Fannin County Crash Late Friday
Speed, Alcohol Cited As Factors in Fatal Collision A 25-year-old Sulphur Springs woman and 2-year-old child were killed in a vehicle crash on State Highway 11 in Fannin County late Friday night. The 39-year-old Sulphur Springs driver and a 3-year-old boy in the truck they were traveling in were sent to the hospital with critical incapacitating injuries, and the driver of the other vehicle was hospitalized with serious incapacitating...
Motorcyclist Killed In Highway 154 Crash
July 12, 2019 – A 48-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly died as a result of a crash involving a motorcycle and pickup on State Highway 154 south at FM 1567. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers; Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies; and Hopkins County, Miller Grove, Cumby and Arbala firefighters were dispatched at 8 p.m. to SH 154 south at FM 1567, to what was reported as a motorcycle crash that resulted in a bike...
TXDOT URGES DRIVERS TO “LOOK TWICE FOR MOTORCYCLES” TO HELP SAVE LIVES, PREVENT CRASHES
April 25, 2019 AUSTIN – As spring weather draws more motorcyclists onto roadways the risk of fatalities increases. Last year 417 motorcyclists died on Texas roadways, an average of more than one fatality a day. It’s a number the Texas Department of Transportation is working to reduce by asking motorists to be extra vigilant. TxDOT is launching “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” – a campaign supporting National Motorcycle...
TxDOT Reminds Drivers to End the Streak of Roadway Fatalities
AUSTIN – At least one person has died on Texas roadways every day since Nov. 7, 2000. In an effort to end this grim and deadly 17-year milestone, the Texas Department of Transportation, through its #EndTheStreakTX campaign, reminds drivers to stay alert, obey traffic laws and take personal responsibility behind the wheel. “It’s heartbreaking to know somebody has lost a spouse, child, friend or neighbor every day for the past 17 years...
“Click It or Ticket” Campaign Set; Traffic Fatalities Increased 9% Last Year
AUSTIN – This month marks the 15th anniversary of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign urging Texans to buckle up. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that since its inception 15 years ago, our life-saving campaign has resulted in 5,068 fewer traffic fatalities. However, from 2015 to 2016, deaths among people not wearing seat belts increased 9 percent. “Wearing a seat belt is the single most important...
