FM 71 Motorcycle Crash In Hopkins County Results 1 Death
Jan12

FM 71 Motorcycle Crash In Hopkins County Results 1 Death

A FM 71 motorcycle crash on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, resulted in one death, according to Texas Department of Public Safety reports. Preliminary investigation indicates a man was riding a 2007 Honda VTX 1300 motorcycle on FM 71, just east of the Sulphur Bluff community in Hopkins County at 1:57 p.m. Jan. 11, 2023. The eastbound bike ran off the road going around a corner and struck a concrete culvert. The operator died at the hospital...

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4 Killed In 5-Vehicle Crash On State Highway 19 North Sunday
Dec05

4 Killed In 5-Vehicle Crash On State Highway 19 North Sunday

Nine Others Transported by Ambulance To Hospital For Injuries Sustained In Crash December 5, 2022 – At least four people are reported to have been killed in a 5-vehicle crash, which shut down State Highway 19 north for more than 3 hours Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Nine others were transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment of injuries, eight with what were reported as non-incapacitating injuries and one with capacitating...

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Emory And Garland Men Killed In Wrong-Way Turnpike Crash
Nov30

Emory And Garland Men Killed In Wrong-Way Turnpike Crash

A 62-year-old Emory man and 24-year-old Garland man were killed in a two-vehicle wrong-way turnpike crash in Dallas County early Tuesday morning, according to Texas Department of Public Safety reports. Preliminary investigation reports by DPS Trooper L. Walter indicate a 1993 Nissan pickup driven by Troy Coates of Emory was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of President George Bush Turnpike near Lakeview Parkway in Rowlett...

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Yantis Man Killed In One-Vehicle Crash on FM 514 In Wood County
Nov28

Yantis Man Killed In One-Vehicle Crash on FM 514 In Wood County

A 47-year-old Yantis man was killed in a one-vehicle crash on FM 514 in Wood County Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, according to Texas Department of Public Safety reports. Darryl Johnson was traveling west in a 2006 Honda Pilot on FM 514 west, five miles east of Yantis, at 8:20 a.m. the day before Thanksgiving. He failed to drive in a single lane and left the roadway to the right, striking a tree in the wet, rainy conditions Wednesday...

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2 Hopkins County Women Killed In One-Vehicle Crash On I-30 Saturday
Sep19

2 Hopkins County Women Killed In One-Vehicle Crash On I-30 Saturday

09-19-2022 – Two Hopkins County women were killed in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 30 west Saturday morning. Hopkins County dispatchers received the first 911 call about the crash at 7:41 a.m. Sept. 17, 2022; a vehicle was reported to have run off of Interstate 30 west in the area of the 136 and 137 mile markers and was on fire. According to a preliminary crash investigation by Texas Department of Public Safety, Celecia...

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1 Killed In 18-Wheeler Crash on I-30 Over The Weekend
Jul19

1 Killed In 18-Wheeler Crash on I-30 Over The Weekend

Truck Wreck Tuesday Afternoon Impacts I-30 Traffic For 4 Miles Through Sulphur Springs One person was killed in an 18-wheeler crash on I-30 over the weekend, one of many crashes reported on the interstate this summer. In fact, a truck wreck Tuesday afternoon had impacted traffic for at least four miles west of the crash site on I-30 and 4-6 miles east of the crash site for over 2 hours; travel delays were ongoing at 2:30 p.m. A fatal...

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Pickton Man Dies From Injuries Sustained In FM 3019 Crash Tuesday
Jan19

Pickton Man Dies From Injuries Sustained In FM 3019 Crash Tuesday

A 35-year-old Pickton man has died from injuries sustained in a crash on FM 3019, 7 miles north of Winnsboro Tuesday morning, according to crash reports. David Rivers was reported to have been driving a 2005 Chevrolet C1500 north on FM 3019 at 8:15 a.m. Jan. 18, 2022, about seven miles north of Winnsboro, when the crash occurred, according to DPS accident reports. “The vehicle was attempting to pass another vehicle when it lost...

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Elderly Couple Dies As Result Of State Highway 154 Crash
Nov08

Elderly Couple Dies As Result Of State Highway 154 Crash

Fatality Reported In Early Sunday Morning ATV Crash Three people died Sunday as a result of crashes reported Sunday – an elderly couple died as a result of a State Highway 154 crash at lunch time Nov. 7 and a fatality was reported to have resulted from an early morning ATV crash. According to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Inocente Diaz was a riding passenger on an all terrain vehicle that rolled over on...

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Mississippi Man Arrested On 2 Manslaughter Warrants In Connection With 2020 Fiery Crash That Killed 2 Boys
Sep30

Mississippi Man Arrested On 2 Manslaughter Warrants In Connection With 2020 Fiery Crash That Killed 2 Boys

A 33-year-old man was arrested Wednesday at the District Court on 2 manslaughter warrants in connection with the 2020 fiery crash that killed 2 boys on Interstate 30 in Sulphur Springs. Photo released July 15, 2020 of Lidavin Zmotreal Truitt Lidavin Zmontreal Truitt, his sister, another man and two nephews were reportedly traveling east on Interstate 30 east around 5 a.m. May 24, 2020, destined for Mississippi when the crash occurred....

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Update: 11-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash Friday Identified As Local Youth
Sep18

Update: 11-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash Friday Identified As Local Youth

The 11-year-old killed in a 2-vehicle crash Friday morning has been identified by Texas Department of Public Safety Funeral services have also been set for the local youth. DPS Sgt. Gregg Williams, with the Texas Highway Patrol Media Communications for the Texarkana/Mount Pleasant region which includes Hopkins County, Saturday reported Angel Olvera was the 11 boy who died at the crash site Friday morning. Precinct 2 Justice of the...

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