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Man faces 10-year prison sentence after fatal 2025 crash that killed Emma Hackney DALLAS, TX – At Thursday’s hearing, Magistrate Judge Anthony Randall sentenced a 27-year-old man to 10 years in prison for his role in a 2025 crash that killed a 29-year-old woman. The sentence came after the 27-year-old man, Preston Petty, 27, pleaded guilty to intoxicated manslaughter with a motor vehicle, aggravated assault with a deadly… Read More

Jeremy Walker, 27, dies after falling from moving vehicle in SE Dallas SOUTHEAST DALLAS, TX – A 27-year-old man identified as Jeremy Walker died after he fell from a moving vehicle in Southeast Dallas on Friday, June 27. Police told WFAA that the accident occurred before 7 p.m. on Pinyon Tree Road. The impact of the crash initially left Walker in critical condition. EMS crews rushed Walker… Read More

Scooter rider Tony Vasquez, 31, killed in hit-and-run crash in Irving IRVING, TX – A 31-year-old man identified as Tony Vasquez was killed in a hit-and-run crash that happened in Irving on Friday, June 19. NBCDFW said the collision happened at the intersection of Cantrell Street and Cibola Drive. Preliminary details show that the driver, identified as 36-year-old Noe Ibarra, confessed to police that he drank… Read More

William Werner, 52, loses life in crash with excavator in Rockwall ROCKWALL, TX – A 52-year-old man identified as William Werner was killed in a crash involving an excavator on Monday, Fox4News reports. Werner was working at a construction site in the area of Costa Verde Drive and Torrente Drive when he was run over by an excavator. Rockwell County deputies and EMS crews responded to… Read More

Jose Avila loses life in collision caused by alleged carjacker in Old East Dallas OLD EAST DALLAS, TX – A man, identified as Jose Avila, lost his life as a result of a collision caused by an alleged carjacker in the Old East Dallas neighborhood last Thursday, April 16. The incident unfolded before 5:30 p.m. on North Colett Avenue, NBCDFW reports. The suspected carjacker, identified as 25-year-old Tyrell Jones,… Read More

UPDATE: Baylee Suzanne Lynn Lucia, 28, ID’d in fatal 6-vehicle crash in Fort Worth FORT WORTH, TX – The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office confirmed it was 28-year-old Baylee Suzanne Lynn Lucia who died in a 6-vehicle crash last Sunday, April 12. The Dallas Morning News said Fort Worth police responded to the 4900th block of Interstate 35W, arriving before 10:45 p.m. Police said Lucia succumbed to blunt force… Read More

Kiara Lewis, 32, killed in fight-turned-crash in Carrollton CARROLLTON, TX – A 32-year-old woman, later identified as Kiara Lewis, died as a result of a fight that turned into a crash in a parking lot. Dallas Police told KTEN that the incident unfolded before 4:30 a.m. on Friday on the 3300 block of East Trinity Mills Road. Two groups got into an altercation… Read More

Former FedEx driver pleads guilty in 2022 “crash” that ended in murder of Athena Strand FORT WORTH, TX – On Tuesday, a former FedEx driver pleaded guilty to a “crash” that evolved into the murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand. ABC 7 said the former driver, Tanner Horner, will either face the death penalty or a life sentence in prison. The Back Story: Horner told law enforcement that he struck Athena… Read More

Pedestrian fatally struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Old East Dallas DALLAS, TX – A pedestrian lost their life after getting struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in the Old East Dallas neighborhood on Sunday. According to Dallas Morning News, the hit-and-run crash occurred before 3 a.m. on the 4100th block of North Central Expressway. The driver who struck the pedestrian did not render aid or call… Read More

UPDATE: Life claimed in crash involving truck on U.S. 287 in North Forth Worth NORTH FORT WORTH, TX – One person’s life was claimed in a crash involving a truck on U.S. 287 North on Tuesday, the Forth Worth Star-Telegram confirms in an update. According to new information from Fort Worth Police, the incident unfolded around 2:15 a.m. when a car crashed and overturned on the highway near Blue… Read More

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