Small Child Allegedly In Car During FM 1870 Drunk Driving Crash
A 21-year-old Cumby man arrested following a FM 1870 drunk driving crash reportedly lied to the trooper investigating the crash. The driver allegedly claimed there was no child in the car seat in the car during the crash, but was later reported to have called someone who removed the child from the crash site before officials arrived, a trooper alleged in arrest reports. Cole William Peterson (HCSO jail reports) Texas Department of...
Man Accused Of Drunk Driving During Crash On Hillcrest Drive Overpass
A 66-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused of drunk driving during a crash on the Hillcrest Drive overpass early Friday morning, sheriff’s deputies alleged in arrest reports. No HCSO photo available for Roy Stephen Dyer Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Chaney reported seeing as southbound black Ford F-150 pickup drive straight from the right turn lane on the Hillcrest Drive overpass and collide with the...
Driver Of Truck That Crashed Into FM 1567 Fence, Tree, Residential Property Charged With Drunk Driving
The driver of a truck that crashed into a FM 156 fence, a tree and residential property was charged with drunk driving early Wednesday morning, according to sheriff’s and arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, Hopkins County and Arbala firefighters were dispatched at 12:21 a.m. Sept. 9 to FM 1567 west in Arbala, where a vehicle was reported to have struck a...
Emory Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With Kids In Vehicle
A 36-year-old Emory man was accused driving drunk with kids in the vehicle when it crashed on County Road 4710 Saturday night, according to arrest reports. Christopher Paul Aguilar (HCSO jail photo) Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde responded around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, to what was reported as a one vehicle rollover crash on County Road 4710 at County Road 4711. The driver was identified as Christopher...
Pittsburg Woman Allegedly Intoxicated On Prescription Medications During Crash
A crash on Interstate 30 near the Franklin-Hopkins County line resulted in a Pittsburg woman’s arrested for driving while intoxicated on prescription medications, according to arrest reports. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded around 6:05 p.m. on Interstate 30 east at mile post 141, where a vehicle reported crashed into a fence. Upon arrival, the highway patrol trooper began a routine crash investigation. The...
Truck Driver Arrested for Erratic Driving
Westbound I-30 was not a very safe place to be in the Sulphur Springs area after midnight Friday. A Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputy observed an 18-wheeler weaving all over the highway near the 126 mile marker of I-30. Multiple vehicles were seen getting out of the way of the truck to keep from getting hit. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and turned on flashing lights. The truck kept on going but only at a top speed of about...
Drinking, Driving, and Possession of Controlled Substance
A traffic stop at the corner of Beckham and Ardis Street Friday night found Haylee Brooke Chester, 20, of Sulphur Springs, disoriented, sleepy, and drowsy in the eyes of the officer that made the stop. A field test indicated that she was driving under the influence and an arrest was made. An inventory of the vehicle produced a small yellow baggie with a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine in the driver’s door. Additional...
Intoxicated Brothers Face Bigger Issues
Two brothers arrested for intoxication are facing Felony 3 charges. Vernon Ray Kelly, 49, of Sulphur Springs was arrested following a traffic stop that found him to be intoxicated. Mr. Kelly was not was not pleased and told the officer that he “… would die with the rest of the officers that are dying.” Vernon Ray Kelly is in Hopkins County Jail on a $10,000 bond charged with Public Intoxication and Obstruction or Retaliation, which is...
Thanksgiving: Time for DPS Warning Regarding Holiday Driving
The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging Texans to celebrate responsibly and to make safe driving habits a priority during the heavily traveled Thanksgiving holiday weekend. DPS troopers will be patrolling Texas roadways throughout the holiday weekend looking for drunk drivers, speeders, seal belt violators and other drivers who are endangering themselves and others. Last year during the Thanksgiving weekend, DPS troopers...
Odessa Woman Arrested For Felony DWI Involving Small Child
January 15, 2024 – Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to a Como Street Business over the weekend in response to a call about a suspicious vehicle at the business. The caller knew that the car was unfamiliar and knew the driver was not employed by the business. Upon arrival, officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver was slow to react and appeared to have trouble operating the vehicle. As officers approached the...
