Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Motorcycle and Van Collide
Amarillo police and troopers with the Department of Public Safety investigated a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at the Interstate 40 access road and Eastern Street. The crash sent one person to the hospital. State Troopers were in pursuit of a motorcyclist eastbound on I-40 at a high rate of speed when he exited the highway at Eastern, officials said. He then ran a stop light and collided with a Ford van, officials said. Amarillo Police Officer N. Jensen looks over the wreckage at the scene Monday.
Motorcyclist Injured on Collision with Lawnmower
A motorcyclist was injured late Sunday night when his bike struck a lawnmower that fell from the back of a stolen truck during a police chase.
Authorities were chasing a Ford Ranger in the northbound lanes of Interstate 27 around midnight. The truck had been reported stolen and a Randall County sheriff's deputy gave chase, department spokesman Danny Alexander said.
Numerous lawnmowers were in back of the truck at the time, and deputies called off the chase when high speeds became too dangerous, Alexander said.
"He started swerving his pickup truck to get (the lawnmower) to come loose," Alexander said, adding that it missed the deputy.
One of the mowers became dislodged during the chase near the 26th Avenue overpass and fell into the path of the oncoming motorcycle, Amarillo police spokesman Cpl. Jerry Neufeld said.
The truck was spotted minutes later when it crashed into a home in the 300 block of East 32nd Avenue. The driver ditched the vehicle and has not been found, Alexander said.
The motorcyclist's injuries and condition were not immediately known Monday, nor was it clear if anyone was arrested.
Authorities were chasing a Ford Ranger in the northbound lanes of Interstate 27 around midnight. The truck had been reported stolen and a Randall County sheriff's deputy gave chase, department spokesman Danny Alexander said.
Numerous lawnmowers were in back of the truck at the time, and deputies called off the chase when high speeds became too dangerous, Alexander said.
"He started swerving his pickup truck to get (the lawnmower) to come loose," Alexander said, adding that it missed the deputy.
One of the mowers became dislodged during the chase near the 26th Avenue overpass and fell into the path of the oncoming motorcycle, Amarillo police spokesman Cpl. Jerry Neufeld said.
The truck was spotted minutes later when it crashed into a home in the 300 block of East 32nd Avenue. The driver ditched the vehicle and has not been found, Alexander said.
The motorcyclist's injuries and condition were not immediately known Monday, nor was it clear if anyone was arrested.
Gainesville Wreck I35 Kills Three - Updated
GAINESVILLE, Texas – A tractor-trailer slammed into backed-up traffic on Interstate 35 near the Texas-Oklahoma border Monday, killing three people and leaving the northbound lanes of the heavily traveled highway closed for most of the afternoon.
The crash happened on a section of I-35 where two lanes narrow into one because of maintenance work being done on a bridge. It's about two miles southwest of Gainesville.
The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the three people killed as Anthony and Kimberly Brandon of Bedford and Darryl Hoosier, 55, of Lafayette, La.
Trooper Mark Tackett said an 18-wheeler driven by James Crayton, 59, of Dallas, apparently never slowed before slamming into the rear car of the jam.
That car, driven by Anthony Brandon with wife, Kimberly, as passenger, exploded on impact, killing both.
Tackett said the truck then slammed into another car, injuring Carol Whaley, 63, and his wife, Linda Whaley, 61, of Yalaha, Fla.
Tackett said the 18-wheeler then rammed the car driven by Hoosier into the rear of another 18-wheeler, killing him. The driver of the second truck was not injured.
Tackett said Crayton was taken to a Gainesville hospital for blood testing and questioning. No charges were filed.
Meanwhile, northbound traffic on I-35 was being diverted in the Gainesville area.
Cooke County Sheriff Mike Compton expressed frustration at the hazard posed by the maintenance work at the bridge, noting an accident over the Fourth of July holiday killed two people.
"This makes five people who are dead in the past 30 days because of all the construction on this bridge," Compton said.
The Texas Department of Transportation awarded that $200,000 contract to KKM Construction of Texarkana, Ark. TexDOT Wichita Falls District spokeswoman Adele Lewis says KKM is far behind on the project.
Phone calls to KKM met with busy signals.
The crash happened on a section of I-35 where two lanes narrow into one because of maintenance work being done on a bridge. It's about two miles southwest of Gainesville.
The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the three people killed as Anthony and Kimberly Brandon of Bedford and Darryl Hoosier, 55, of Lafayette, La.
Trooper Mark Tackett said an 18-wheeler driven by James Crayton, 59, of Dallas, apparently never slowed before slamming into the rear car of the jam.
That car, driven by Anthony Brandon with wife, Kimberly, as passenger, exploded on impact, killing both.
Tackett said the truck then slammed into another car, injuring Carol Whaley, 63, and his wife, Linda Whaley, 61, of Yalaha, Fla.
Tackett said the 18-wheeler then rammed the car driven by Hoosier into the rear of another 18-wheeler, killing him. The driver of the second truck was not injured.
Tackett said Crayton was taken to a Gainesville hospital for blood testing and questioning. No charges were filed.
Meanwhile, northbound traffic on I-35 was being diverted in the Gainesville area.
Cooke County Sheriff Mike Compton expressed frustration at the hazard posed by the maintenance work at the bridge, noting an accident over the Fourth of July holiday killed two people.
"This makes five people who are dead in the past 30 days because of all the construction on this bridge," Compton said.
The Texas Department of Transportation awarded that $200,000 contract to KKM Construction of Texarkana, Ark. TexDOT Wichita Falls District spokeswoman Adele Lewis says KKM is far behind on the project.
Phone calls to KKM met with busy signals.
Trucker to Blame for Wreck that Killed 10
OKLAHOMA CITY – The inattention of a tractor-trailer driver led to a wreck on the Will Rogers Turnpike that killed 10 people June 26, including a Frisco family, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said in a report released Monday.
The inquiry showed no attempt by 76-year-old Donald L. Creed of Willard, Mo., to brake or take evasive action, no apparent problems with his brakes or steering and "strong evidence" that cruise control was in use, set at about 70 mph.
Authorities have said Creed's rig slammed into a line of cars that were stopped because of an earlier crash.
The OHP report said that when investigators tried to determine what Creed's physical condition had been before the collision, he declined to be interviewed "upon the advice of his attorney."
OHP Capt. Chris West said the report and other materials would be given to Ottawa County District Attorney Eddie Wyant, who will decide whether any charges should be filed.
Among those killed in the crash were Shelby Hayes, 35, her husband, Randall Hayes, 38, their son, Ethan Hayes, 7, and Shelby Hayes' mother, Cynthia Olson, 55.
The inquiry showed no attempt by 76-year-old Donald L. Creed of Willard, Mo., to brake or take evasive action, no apparent problems with his brakes or steering and "strong evidence" that cruise control was in use, set at about 70 mph.
Authorities have said Creed's rig slammed into a line of cars that were stopped because of an earlier crash.
The OHP report said that when investigators tried to determine what Creed's physical condition had been before the collision, he declined to be interviewed "upon the advice of his attorney."
OHP Capt. Chris West said the report and other materials would be given to Ottawa County District Attorney Eddie Wyant, who will decide whether any charges should be filed.
Among those killed in the crash were Shelby Hayes, 35, her husband, Randall Hayes, 38, their son, Ethan Hayes, 7, and Shelby Hayes' mother, Cynthia Olson, 55.
Wreck Kills Three Near Gainesville on I35 Semi Wreck
hit by a large, heavy truck on Interstate 35 just south of Gainesville at exit 494 this morning.
Cooke County Sheriff Mike Compton confirms at least three people are dead and one had been medivac’d to possibly a hospital in Fort Worh.
Compton said the vehicles were backed up on I-35 because of the continuing construction at the Elm Creek bridge when a “big heavy truck hit some cars.”
Traffic has been re-routed off I-35 to FM 922, to U.S. 377 to FM 902 to Grand Ave., to I-35.
Cooke County Sheriff Mike Compton confirms at least three people are dead and one had been medivac’d to possibly a hospital in Fort Worh.
Compton said the vehicles were backed up on I-35 because of the continuing construction at the Elm Creek bridge when a “big heavy truck hit some cars.”
Traffic has been re-routed off I-35 to FM 922, to U.S. 377 to FM 902 to Grand Ave., to I-35.
Houston Rollover Wreck Kills One
A man was killed in a single-car rollover crash last weekend when he was pinned beneath a sport utility vehicle on Interstate 45 in north Houston.
Police said the 23-year-old man, who has not been identified, died in the wreck about 3 a.m. Sunday in the 2600 block of the North Freeway.
The driver and four other passengers were taken to Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Police said the people were in a black Lincoln Navigator that was traveling northbound on the freeway when the driver lost control and slammed into a concrete barrier.
The SUV flipped over and landed on the victim.
Police said the 23-year-old man, who has not been identified, died in the wreck about 3 a.m. Sunday in the 2600 block of the North Freeway.
The driver and four other passengers were taken to Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Police said the people were in a black Lincoln Navigator that was traveling northbound on the freeway when the driver lost control and slammed into a concrete barrier.
The SUV flipped over and landed on the victim.
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