If you visit McKinney, don’t plow into anyone, or it could cost you
The McKinney City Council is considering a plan to assess fees against non-residents who cause traffic accidents. The plan, to be voted on in two weeks, calls for fees of $110 for a non-injury accident...
View ArticleA reader, stuck in traffic, wants someone to pay with blood
Betsy Simnacher in our Editorial Department handles letters to the editor. Many she publishes; many more she does not. This one, from someone who works in Irving, wound up in the reject pile. I just...
View ArticleDART buses involved in 3 crashes a day
Almost all of them are minor — “fender benders, sideswipes, and mirror clips” — but, still, the total may surprise. NBC DFW reports that it checked records over a period of more than 17 months,...
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They say a picture is worth a bunch of words
Staff Photographer Tom Fox shot the tanker dangling from an … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleDramatic video from Dallas North Tollway shows motorcyclist rear-ended and...
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View ArticleOne question about the driver: Is he a foreigner?
In response to the video below — which Scoop first published yesterday, and which is all over television today — a reader, Phil, had a question about the driver who plowed into motorcyclist Zacharie...
View ArticleState Highway 183 reopens in Irving after pedestrian struck and killed at...
Westbound State Highway 183 has reopened after a pedestrian was struck and killed near the 114 split this morning. The woman was attempting to cross the road shortly after 5 a.m. when she was hit. The...
View ArticleTwo crashes tie up rush-hour traffic on Central Expressway at Lovers, Fitzhugh
Two crashes have made a mess of the morning rush hour for drivers on Central Expressway. A major accident at Fitzhugh Avenue still has two southbound lanes closed. Paramedics were at the scene, and...
View ArticleFive DART passengers suffer minor injuries when car backs into train in Deep...
Five DART passengers suffered minor injuries after a car in Deep Ellum struck their Green Line train at 11:20 a.m. The accident happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. along Live Oak Street when a car...
View ArticleNorthbound lanes on Stemmons Freeway reopen after rush-hour pileup in Dallas
The northbound lanes of Interstate 35E are reopened after a multivehicle crash snarled traffic on several highways for the tail end of rush hour. All lanes were reopened by 9:30 a.m., although heavy...
View ArticleDisaster drills simulate terrorist attack, wildfire response today in Plano,...
Here’s a report from staff writer Kalani Gordon: If you saw police, fire trucks and paramedics treating walking wounded in Plano and northeast Dallas this morning, don’t worry. It was just a drill....
View ArticleOne dead in small-plane crash near Hebron High in Carrollton
Update 10 p.m. by Avi Selk: The medical examiner has identified the dead man as Richard Goodrum, 47, of Flower Mound. Here’s a report from staff writer Christina Rosales: A man was killed Monday...
View ArticleUPDATE: Officials identify 3 injured in small-plane crash northwest of Fort...
Officials on Thursday identified three people who were seriously injured when a small plane crashed and burned in Tarrant County. The victims were Gerald McCombs, 73; Gary Chasteen, 41, and Toni...
View ArticleUPDATE: Westbound I-30 reopens in downtown Dallas after semi overturns
Update, 7:17 a.m.: Westbound I-30 has reopened at Akard Street after a semi overturned there overnight. Original entry: Interstate 30 is a mess in downtown Dallas after an 18-wheeler overturned near...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police identify woman killed in Monday morning crash near downtown
The lone fatality from Monday’s spate of pre-dawn wrecks came in a single-car crash on S.M. Wright Freeway in South Dallas. Isabel Morales, 25, was exiting the northbound freeway at Cesar Chavez...
View ArticleSam Rayburn Tollway reopens in McKinney after fatal crash overnight
Final update: The northbound tollway reopened at 11:46 a.m., about 10 hours after the 2 a.m. crash. Update, 9:00 a.m.: DPS has identified the driver who died as 20-year-old Kim Donghyun of Allen....
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Student pilot dies, 2 injured when small plane crashes at Denton Municipal...
Donna Fielder of the Denton Record-Chronicle contributed to this report: A small plane crashed in foggy conditions early this morning at Denton Municipal Airport, killing a student pilot and injuring...
View ArticleUPDATE: Eastbound LBJ Freeway reopens after crash near Hillcrest Road in...
Update, 9:22 a.m.: All lanes of LBJ Freeway have reopened, according to TxDOT. Update, 9 a.m.: One eastbound lane has been reopened, and tow trucks are at the scene. Probably a good idea to continue...
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UPDATE: Authorities identify two others killed when Southlake attorney...
Update, 1:00 p.m: Authorities have released the names of the other two victims who died when a Southlake attorney crashed his speeding sports car into an Irving canal. Kaat Paula Debeuckelaer, 21, of...
View ArticleDallas couple critically injured in motorcycle crash along I-30 in Rowlett
A Dallas couple were seriously injured when their motorcycle crashed overnight on the Dalrock Road exit off Interstate 30. A passerby reported the crash about 11:15 p.m., though it’s unclear when the...
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