DALLAS -- Three people died overnight when a car traveling the wrong way on Interstate 20 collided with an SUV in south Dallas.
The crash closed several lanes of I-20 near the Polk exit for more than four hours overnight.
A woman in the SUV and two men in the car were killed.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Dallas Worker Killed in Fall from Building
DALLAS -- A construction worker fell 23 stories to his death Thursday after the scaffolding on which he worked gave way.
The fatal plunge happened at the Saint Ann Court high-rise office building project. Witnesses say the man was installing hardware on the facade of the 23rd floor of the 26-story, 333-foot structure when he took the fatal plunge about 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Dallas fire-rescue spokesman Jason Evans tells KDFW-TV of Dallas and Fort Worth reports that the 35-year-old man was the only one on the scaffold. His identity hasn't been released.
Evans hasn't returned a page from The Associated Press.
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
The fatal plunge happened at the Saint Ann Court high-rise office building project. Witnesses say the man was installing hardware on the facade of the 23rd floor of the 26-story, 333-foot structure when he took the fatal plunge about 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Dallas fire-rescue spokesman Jason Evans tells KDFW-TV of Dallas and Fort Worth reports that the 35-year-old man was the only one on the scaffold. His identity hasn't been released.
Evans hasn't returned a page from The Associated Press.
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
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Teen Killed in Fort Worth Car Wreck - Racing an Issue
FORT WORTH — A teen was killed early Thursday, another young man was in critical condition and a third fled the scene of a traffic accident after their Mustang crashed into a utility pole while racing, police said Thursday.
The other car took off after the crash, traveling on the wrong side of the roadway, police said.
The teen was identified as Victor Jaquez-Flores, 17, of Fort Worth, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office. Jaquez-Flores, who was a back-seat passenger in the Mustang, was pronounced dead at the scene, the medical examiner’s office reported Thursday.
The front-seat passenger in the Mustang was in critical condition at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, police reported.
After crashing the Mustang, the driver, who may have suffered a head injury, ran away, police said..
The accident happened about 2 a.m. in the 500 block of West Long Avenue.
The red Mustang and a white four-door car were racing westbound on Long when both drivers lost control, the police report states.
The Mustang hit the pole and the white car slid across a median, police said. The crumpled Mustang came to rest on its roof.
Several alcoholic beverage containers were found in the Mustang, the report says.
Anyone with information about this accident should call Fort Worth police at 817-871-7147.
The other car took off after the crash, traveling on the wrong side of the roadway, police said.
The teen was identified as Victor Jaquez-Flores, 17, of Fort Worth, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office. Jaquez-Flores, who was a back-seat passenger in the Mustang, was pronounced dead at the scene, the medical examiner’s office reported Thursday.
The front-seat passenger in the Mustang was in critical condition at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, police reported.
After crashing the Mustang, the driver, who may have suffered a head injury, ran away, police said..
The accident happened about 2 a.m. in the 500 block of West Long Avenue.
The red Mustang and a white four-door car were racing westbound on Long when both drivers lost control, the police report states.
The Mustang hit the pole and the white car slid across a median, police said. The crumpled Mustang came to rest on its roof.
Several alcoholic beverage containers were found in the Mustang, the report says.
Anyone with information about this accident should call Fort Worth police at 817-871-7147.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Springtown - Parker County - Man Killed at Work
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Jesse Thornton of Springtown Killed
SPRINGTOWN - Parker County Sheriff’s Investigators are looking into the apparent accidental death of a 69-year-old man in Springtown.
Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said the incident occurred Monday shortly after 1 p.m. in the 4000 block of East Highway 199 at David’s Patio Limited.
The victim, Jesse Lewyn Thornton, of Springtown, was reported as working on a forklift with a fellow employee.
Sheriff’s investigators said Thornton was working on the forklift, with intentions to weld a plate and had removed two bolts from the lift. After removing the second bolt, investigators said the forks fell on Thornton’s head.
Employees told investigators they felt a faint pulse and attempted to clear his airway but Thornton was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:16 p.m. by LifeCare paramedics.
Thornton was born in Stroud, Okla. and was reportedly hired by David’s Patio Limited about three weeks ago as a welder/mechanic.
He leaves behind a wife and two adult children.
The preliminary sheriff’s investigation is being ruled as an accident, pending the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s autopsy report. The case will be referred to OSHA by sheriff’s investigators and Thornton’s employer.
Jesse Thornton of Springtown Killed
SPRINGTOWN - Parker County Sheriff’s Investigators are looking into the apparent accidental death of a 69-year-old man in Springtown.
Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said the incident occurred Monday shortly after 1 p.m. in the 4000 block of East Highway 199 at David’s Patio Limited.
The victim, Jesse Lewyn Thornton, of Springtown, was reported as working on a forklift with a fellow employee.
Sheriff’s investigators said Thornton was working on the forklift, with intentions to weld a plate and had removed two bolts from the lift. After removing the second bolt, investigators said the forks fell on Thornton’s head.
Employees told investigators they felt a faint pulse and attempted to clear his airway but Thornton was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:16 p.m. by LifeCare paramedics.
Thornton was born in Stroud, Okla. and was reportedly hired by David’s Patio Limited about three weeks ago as a welder/mechanic.
He leaves behind a wife and two adult children.
The preliminary sheriff’s investigation is being ruled as an accident, pending the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s autopsy report. The case will be referred to OSHA by sheriff’s investigators and Thornton’s employer.
Houston Man Killed - Run Over by Wrecker at Mechanic Shop
A man who was sleeping behind a parked tow truck at a car mechanic shop died after the wrecker driver inadvertently ran over him Tuesday night in north Houston.
The man, who has not been identified, was run over about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday at a repair shop in the 9300 bock of Fulton, police said.
He was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators said the man appeared to be homeless and was sleeping behind the Chevrolet flatbed wrecker in a grassy area near the shop.
The wrecker driver got into his truck and backed up, running over the man.
The driver did not know the man was behind his truck, investigators said.
The man, who has not been identified, was run over about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday at a repair shop in the 9300 bock of Fulton, police said.
He was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators said the man appeared to be homeless and was sleeping behind the Chevrolet flatbed wrecker in a grassy area near the shop.
The wrecker driver got into his truck and backed up, running over the man.
The driver did not know the man was behind his truck, investigators said.
Women Killed in Train Crash
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Officials today identified a woman who was killed Tuesday when her car collided with a train in Hays County as Carol Sager King, 70, of San Marcos.
King was driving a 2002 Buick sedan west on Center Point Road about 3:30 p.m. when she went around the warning gates at the railroad crossing and was hit by a train heading south, Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Lisa Block said.
It is unknown whether King was wearing a seat belt, Block said.
The warning lights and gates were working at the crossing south of San Marcos near the outlet malls, according to law enforcement.
Witnesses reported seeing the car drive around the lowered gates, Union Pacific Spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza-Williams said. The train’s locomotive collided with the passenger side of the vehicle, she said. The speed limit at that location on the tracks is 40 miles per hour. The train was going under the limit, but the exact speed is not known at this time, Espinoza-Williams said. The crew of three was shaken up but not injured in the crash, she said. The train, which typically carries rock, was empty, she said.
The Department of Public Safety is investigating.
Officials today identified a woman who was killed Tuesday when her car collided with a train in Hays County as Carol Sager King, 70, of San Marcos.
King was driving a 2002 Buick sedan west on Center Point Road about 3:30 p.m. when she went around the warning gates at the railroad crossing and was hit by a train heading south, Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Lisa Block said.
It is unknown whether King was wearing a seat belt, Block said.
The warning lights and gates were working at the crossing south of San Marcos near the outlet malls, according to law enforcement.
Witnesses reported seeing the car drive around the lowered gates, Union Pacific Spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza-Williams said. The train’s locomotive collided with the passenger side of the vehicle, she said. The speed limit at that location on the tracks is 40 miles per hour. The train was going under the limit, but the exact speed is not known at this time, Espinoza-Williams said. The crew of three was shaken up but not injured in the crash, she said. The train, which typically carries rock, was empty, she said.
The Department of Public Safety is investigating.
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