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It was about 4:05pm when Jonathan and Jessica Coppinger were in a vehicle heading east on State Highway 7 when they were all of the sudden struck head-on by a westbound pickup truck driven by Dakota Youngblood, 16, who was attempting to pass another westbound vehicle in a no-passing zone. Jonathan was killed by the impact and pronounced dead at the scene, while Jessica and their unborn child were pronounced dead at the hospital. Yougblood and a passenger in his vehicle, Derek Davidson, 20, were both and taken to the hospital with injuries.
At least 10 people died Wednesday when a bus with state prisoners on board slid off an embankment and crashed with a passing train. The overpass on Interstate 20 was slippery with ice Wednesday morning when the Texas Department of Criminal Justice bus crashed west of Odessa. Eight prisoners and two corrections officers died in the crash, and five injured people were transported to a local hospital.
Three people were killed in a three-vehicle collision near Andrews in West Texas at about 8:30 Saturday evening. The driver of a Jeep ran a stop sign and a pickup truck traveling on Texas Highway 176 hit the Jeep. Both vehicles were then struck by an eastbound 18-wheeler. Killed in the crash were 32-year-old Steven Michael Bolton of El Paso, the driver of the Jeep; 43-year-old Douglas Patrick Irwin of Big Spring, and his 15-year-old son Marcus Irwin. The Irwins were in the pickup.
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A woman was driving on the Eastex Freeway when her vehicle stalled in a moving lane. She got out of her car and attempted to run across the lanes of the freeway and was struck by a dark-colored SUV. She died at the scene, and the driver of the SUV did not stop. No one else was injured.
A 64-year-old man was walking at 8700 Cullen when he was hit by a blue Volkswagen Beetle. The man died at the scene. Police officers saw the Beetle speed away and were able to stop and detain the driver. The case remains under investigation.
Sophia Calhoun, 9, died Sunday, October 19 following a car crash in Victoria, Texas. The SUV Calhoun was riding in, driven by Yvonne Calhoun, 38, was hit by a 41-year-old man suspected of drunk driving. Yvonne Calhoun was taken to the hospital to treat a collapsed lung and a broke shoulder. Rodolfo Alvarez is being held without bond at the Victoria County Jail with charges of DUI, murder, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The 41-year-old man said he drank three beers before getting behind the wheel and didn't know about the accident.
Brock Milburn, 22, has died from his injuries following an intentional hit-and-run accident. According to witnesses, Brock Milburn was involved in a verbal altercation with the man that hit him shortly before he ran into Milburn with his truck. Milburn recieved numerous injuries and had to undergo emergency surgery at a local hospital. Police are trying to identify the driver. The truck is described as a dark-colored Dodge pickup with aftermarket rims and chrome bars running the length of the bed. More information as it becomes available!
Around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday on the 9000 block of Airport Boulevard, Bobby Brooks, 56, of Houston, was riding a bicycle southbound in the 8100 block of Hansen Road and entered the pedestrian crosswalk. An unidentified yellow school bus traveling northbound on Hansen turned right onto Airport and hit Brooks when making a legal right turn. Brooks was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus driver fled the scene.
Erick Chavez, a passenger in a minor car accident involving two vehicles, in the 9700 block of Sheldon Rd near U.S. Highway 90, north of Channelview, was killed after being struck by a Chevrolet Silverado. Chavez exited the vehicle to move it out of the ditch and was hit. He was pronounced dead by paramedics. The case remains open and under investigation.