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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman Loses 'Entire Family' After Head-On Crash Kills Husband and 2 Young Children
A woman lost her "entire family" after a head-on crash killed her husband, daughter and son on May 17 The driver is facing three counts of manslaughter and the bond is set at a total of $3 million That same weekend, six other people died in three separate crashes in North TexasA father and his two young children died after a head-on collision – the same weekend that three other deadly crashes occurred in North Texas, according to reports. Tommy Moorehead III, a 41-year-old man from Leonard, and his two children – who were later identified by a family friend as his 6-year-old daughter, Lynnlee, and his four-year-old son, Tommy Jr. – were pronounced dead at the scene after a three-vehicle crash in Van Alstyne on Saturday, May 17 caused the father's Chevrolet Silverado to catch fire, NBC affiliate KXAS, CBS News and FOX affiliate KDFW reported. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to the crash at around 12:30 p.m. local time on Farm-to-Market Road 3133 after the 63-year-old driver of a Dodge 3500, Rocky Patterson, was going up a hill and tried to pass a Toyota Tacoma in a no-passing zone, KXAS reported. Instead, Patterson hit Tommy's Silverado head-on, causing the fire. DPS told the outlet that Patterson then hit the Tacoma. The driver of the Tacoma, a 74-year-old man, who is not named, was injured and treated at the scene, CBS News reported. Patterson was transported to a local hospital for treatment. According to Grayson County Jail records, Patterson was booked the next day and is facing three counts of manslaughter, a second-degree felony. His combined bond totals $3 million. It is unclear if Patterson has legal representation. DPS and Grayson County Judge Bruce Dawsey did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's requests for comment. The Van Alstyne Police Department was unable to provide further information, as DPS is leading the ongoing investigation. Tommy's widow, Brooke Mustard Moorehead, is facing an 'unimaginable tragedy' now that her 'entire family' is gone, a friend wrote in a GoFundMe page to support funeral costs. 'In a single instant, Brooke lost everything,' wrote the friend, who works with Brooke. 'Tommy was a devoted husband and father, a kind soul who worked hard and loved his family with his whole heart,' continued the organizer, who did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. 'Lynnlee was full of life, joy and curiosity. Little Tommy Jr. was just beginning his journey in the world, always smiling and full of love.' Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The Moorehead family isn't the only one left to navigate an unexplainable tragedy. That same weekend, six people died in three separate crashes on north Texas roads, including a collision involving a wrong-way driver that left two dead in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 18, KXAS reported. Read the original article on People
USA Today
13-05-2025
- USA Today
High school student in critical condition after controversial 'senior assassin' game
High school student in critical condition after controversial 'senior assassin' game A North Texas teenager is in critical condition after falling off a vehicle he reportedly hopped onto while playing a controversial water gun game often played by high school seniors. Isaac Leal, 17, jumped onto the back of a Jeep that began to pull out of a driveway in Arlington on April 20 and later hit the ground, suffering a severe head injury, according to local stations KXAS and KTVT. Raquel Vazquez, the boy's mother, told KXAS she believes Leal fell off after the vehicle hit a bump on the road. She said a young girl driving the Jeep reached high speeds for around five minutes before eventually hitting a dip, the outlet reported. The incident happened while playing prank game known as "senior assassin," commonly played by soon-to-be high school graduates. Participants spray each other with water guns, paintball or airsoft guns until there is a winner who has not been soaked. "Everybody that's playing has to download that app," Isaac Leal's father, Jose Leal, told KTVT. "So, that way, they can tell you what location each person is at." Parents seek criminal investigation in son's injury Leal, a baseball star at South Grand Prairie High School, is on life support after suffering the head injury weeks ahead of his high school graduation, KTVT reported. Both Jose Leal and Vazquez are urging authorities to conduct a criminal investigation into the incident. Jose Leal told KTVT the driver made six turns over five minutes, adding, "that's five minutes of him holding on for his life." "I understand accidents happen, but this was not an accident," Vazquez told the station. "I have not been able to go home because I can't imagine going home without him." The Arlington Police Department said it is investigating the traffic incident that security cameras partly captured but have not confirmed any foul play, KTVT reported. The department reportedly said in a statement that "Mr. Leal was hanging out the back of the vehicle when the accident occurred." USA TODAY has reached out to Vazquez, Jose Leal and the Arlington Police Department for comment. Officials previously warned against 'senior assassin' game The latest injury comes after police agencies, educators and state officials have warned teens across the U.S. not to play "senior assassin," "water wars," "senior splashin" or other similar games. Officials have also warned that their toy guns could be mistaken for a real weapon. Police in Sylvania, Ohio warned in April that students had made their toy guns more realistic and that the department received several calls of concern. "These scenarios present clear risks of tragic outcomes, including the possibility of officers or armed citizens mistaking students for actual threats," the department wrote on April 18. In 2024, a Florida high school principal sent a video to parents warning them of the trend's dangers, asserting that any student participating in it on school grounds would face suspension, reported Florida Today, part of the USA TODAY Network. Police in several Chicago suburbs sent out alerts about the trend last year, WMAQ-TV reported, saying that there have been "concerning incidents," including kids wearing ski masks and carrying fake weapons that look real. Contributing: Emilee Coblentz
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Police across US issue warnings about ‘senior assassin' game: What is it?
(NEXSTAR) – Police departments across the country are issuing warnings to high school students partaking in their local 'senior assassin' games, some of which have resulted in serious injuries and arrests. Usually played by departing high-school seniors, the game tasks students with seeking out their fellow seniors and eliminating them from play by attacking them with squirt guns or other toy weapons. 'You are assigned a target and you have to go get your target out with a water gun, and there's also someone targeting you,' Carter Lennie, a student in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, told Nexstar's WGN of the rules. Those who take the game too far, however, can end up injuring themselves or their friends, officials say. Students deliberately short-circuiting school laptops as part of social media trend Isaac Leal, a 17-year-old high school student in Texas, suffered a serious injury just last month after reportedly hanging from the back of another student's Jeep while playing the game, police in Arlington confirmed to Nexstar. Leal's mother told Dallas' KXAS the driver reversed her vehicle and drove away with Leal still on the back. 'She hit a dip and that's where I was told, allegedly, he flew off the Jeep and hit his head,' Raquel Vasquez, Leal's mother, told the outlet. Leal was still fighting for his life this week, KXAS reported. Carrying a toy weapon — even one that may appear to be an obvious toy up close — can also cause concern among residents who live in the communities where these games are played. Police departments across the country have reported an influx of calls from concerned citizens reporting armed strangers on their property. Law enforcement officials in Utah said last month that some of these citizens had armed themselves after seeing an unknown, seemingly gun-toting figure wandering near their home. (Students have been known to play both on-campus and off.) In February, one teenager in Florida was even shot by an off-duty cop while holding a water pistol in a Nassau County homeowner's yard, NewsNation reported. The teen is expected to recover, police said. There have also been reports of students equipping themselves with not just water guns, but with toy guns designed to fire gel- or water-based pellets. 'While these gel projectiles may seem harmless, they can cause serious injury,' a sergeant with the Fort Lupton Police Department in Colorado said this month, per Nexstar's KDVR. 'Even more troubling is that I personally witnessed high school students today hanging out of moving car windows and shooting other students on public roadways.' 'Worst thing you could do': Viral video shows 'irresponsible' driver causing Ohio pileup Participants can also get themselves into legal trouble, depending how — and where — they play. Another student in Utah is facing a terrorism charge after allegedly charging into a hospital with a Nerf gun while chasing a classmate, Nexstar's KTVX reported earlier this month. Police said the incident nearly prompted a lockdown of the facility, according to the station. To minimize risks of injury or arrest, police in jurisdictions across the country have issued warnings or guidance for participants, telling them to use only brightly colored toy weapons, and to stay away from school grounds and private property. Police are also urging participants to carefully consider their actions and behavior while playing the game, and decide if the game's reward — which may be cash, a prize, or just bragging rights — are worth putting themselves in physical danger or legal trouble. 'We hope that parents can speak with their kids about the dangers of this game and the possible consequences,' one police department in Massachusetts advised, after a student was recently seen waving a toy gun from a moving car. 'While we understand this game is for fun, we want to remind the public that this game must be played responsibly and that it will result in a police response when we receive calls of this nature.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
NBC News
17-04-2025
- NBC News
Autism awareness tattoo cited in man's deportation and imprisonment
Friends of Neri Jose Alvarado Borges say the young Venezuelan migrant's autism awareness tattoo was cited as justification to send him to a prison in El Salvador by U.S. officials. KXAS' Keenan Willard reports.
Miami Herald
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
George W. Bush gives his granddaughter a one-of-a-kind birthday gift
George W. Bush loves painting portraits of pets — especially when it's for a good cause. On April 13, the former president's daughter, 'Today' host Jenna Bush Hager, took to her Instagram Stories to share a photo of the unique gift her father gave her eldest daughter Mila for her 12th birthday. In the photo, Mila is holding up a colorful portrait of the family's newest cat, Maisie. 'A gift from Jefe! She loves!' Bush Hager captioned the photo, referring to her father as Jefe — the moniker her kids gave the former president. Jefe is the masculine form of the Spanish word for 'boss.' After sharing the gift on her Instagram Stories, Bush Hager celebrated her tween with a series of photos. 'Twelve years of our darling girl--Mila we LOVE all of who you are: all heart, spirit and humor. You burrata, cat-loving, (Grey's) Anatomy queen! We love you so!' Bush Hager wrote in the caption. Mila's grandmother, former First Lady Laura Bush — who goes by 'Grammy' — added a comment under the photo. 'Wish we (were) with you on your birthday ! So much love,' she wrote, to which Bush Hager replied, 'love you mama.' The birthday surprise comes just a few weeks after Bush Hager and her twin sister, Barbara Pierce Bush, spoke at the Wyckoff Family YMCA in New Jersey. During their talk, Bush Hager said her father 'loves to paint pets' and enjoys taking requests from his grandchildren for what to paint next, according to 'Today.' She then recalled one of those requests — when Mila asked her grandfather for a portrait of one of the family's cats named Mango. 'A painting will show up and I'm like, 'When did 'Jefe' paint Mango?'' Bush Hager joked, per 'Today.' 'And Mila's like, 'Oh, I requested that he do that for Poppy,'' referring to her little sister. In addition to Mango and Maisie, Bush Hager is also the owner of a third cat, Hollywood, who went missing last year. 'This summer, there were some beautiful things that happened and one slightly heartbreaking thing in our family, which is that our beloved cat Hollywood Hager went missing,' Bush Hager said in October. To help her family mourn the loss, Bush Hager adopted Maisie. 'We're going to have a new member of our household, and hopefully Holly will smell that little kitty and be like, 'Who's getting in there with my parents.' And come back,' she added in October. Aside from Mila and the cats, Bush Hager shares two other children — Poppy Louise, 9, and Henry Harold (who goes by Hal), 5 — with her husband, Henry Chase Hager. As for former President Bush, he has been painting since 2009 when he left the Oval Office, per 'Today.' 'After the presidency I thought, 'What am I going to do?'' Bush told KXAS in 2017. 'The painting came along and it's opened up whole new vistas for me — a whole new way of thinking, a whole new study pattern,' he told the outlet. It's something he said he never thought he'd get into — and his two daughters agree. 'Our parents now are just living very different lives than we ever would have thought,' Barbara Bush said at the YMCA last month, per 'Today.' 'Our dad is an artist, we didn't see that coming,' she added.
