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Innocent driver killed in high-speed crash with suspected drunk driver in W. Harris Co. KTRK Share: HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An innocent driver was killed, and another driver is now facing criminal charges after a violent crash in west Harris County. Around 1 a.m. Monday, investigators say the victim was pulling out of a gas station parking lot at Westpark and Highway 6. Thats when the victims car was hit by the 24-year-old driver of a Lexus, who deputies say was traveling at a "very high...

Police find guns and whiskey in wrecked pickup According to the police report: Wichita Falls police were sent to a report of a traffic accident Saturday night near Call Field Road at Kemp Boulevard. The officer found a wrecked truck in the parking lot of Barwise missing a tire. A witness told them she saw the truck swerve and hit several curbs while driving on Kemp. She said she followed it until it pulled into the parking lot. Police spoke to the driver, John Bevering. The officer noticed he h...

It happened around 11 p.m. on Fuqua near Palmhill in southeast Houston. The officer was eastbound on Fuqua when the driver of the other vehicle rolled through the intersection, according to Houston police. Officers told ABC13 the driver was very intoxicated when the crash happened. "So, this person is going to go to jail," said Sean Teare, who is the Harris County District Attorneys chief of vehicular crimes. "This person is likely going to have a DWI conviction on their record for the rest of ...

A 27-year-old Clinton man has been ordered to spend nearly three decades in jail for his role in a fatal traffic crash in Pettis County on March 1, 2020. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred when a northbound vehicle, driven by Westley Reid, failed to stop for a red light and struck a westbound vehicle, driven by 27-year-old Zackary Hancock Bottom, who was ejected out of his vehicle and later pronounced deceased at a hospital. Reid was driving a vehic...

Sedalia Police Reports For March 5, 2021 This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department reports. Early Thursday morning, Officers were dispatched to the American Inn, 1217 South Limit Avenue, for a 911 call hang up. When Officers arrived, they spoke with the male that called. The male had warrants for his arrest out of Illinois. Leonard D. Pace, 43, of St. Louis, was placed under arrest for being a Fugitive From Justice and transported to the Pettis County Jail.   Sedalia Police ...

Man wanted for drunk boating gets arrested for drunk driving  According to the arrest affidavit:   A Wichita County deputy stopped a pickup truck Thursday night on Scott Street for a traffic violation. When the deputy asked the driver, Ben Hicks, where he was coming from, Hicks said he was coming from Wichita Falls. The deputy noted Hicks’ slurred his speech and had glossy, red bloodshot eyes. The deputy asked if he’d been drinking and Hicks said he had not. Asked again where he was comi...

MONDAY Possession of a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine) Under 1 Gram-Inwood Road Texarkana, arrested: Sabra Nicole Alonzo Assault Causing Bodily Injury (family violence)-County Road 2206 Texarkana, arrested: Jacob Dale Swink Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animal-Krobot Lane Texarkana Phone Harassment-County Road 4139 Simms TUESDAY Found Property-County Road 2006 New Boston, recovered: plastic baggie of suspected methamphetamine Warrant Service (Probation Violation for Assault Causing Bodily Inj...

Get our free mobile app Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced Monday that Douglas Thompson, 56, of Jackson, was sentenced to five years in State Prison as a result of a previously entered guilty plea to Death By Auto in a 2019 crash that later killed a Toms River man. Billhimer said the sentence is subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act, meaning that Thompson will be required to serve at least 85 percent of his prison sentence before he may be considered for parole eligi...

OPER LEAVE SCENE PROP DAM ACC OPERATE VEHICLE W/0 INSURANCE DWI- 1ST OFFENSE Summary: On 02/21/2021 at 01:39 hrs., Derek F. Bivens was arrested for Driving while Intoxicated and Reckless Driving, following an incident where he did leave the scene of a property damage motor vehicle accident. Bivens was also issued UTT’s for Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device and Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Insurance. Bivens was processed and later transported to Oswego County Jail, where he was hel...

Sedalia Police Reports For February 22, 2021 This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department reports. Last Thursday morning, Sedalia Police were notified of a sex crime between juveniles that occurred in the 2400 block of South Kentucky. The case was investigated, and no charges are being sought.   Google Earth Sunday morning, Officers responded in the area of North Osage and West Pettis for possible gun shots. Upon arrival, Officers were not able to find a victim at the scene and...