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Yahoo
01-06-2025
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Woman seriously hurt in head-on crash in Luna County
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A woman was seriously injured in a head-on crash Saturday evening, May 31 outside of Deming in Luna County, New Mexico State Police said. The crash happened at about 7:20 p.m. along New Mexico Highway 26 near milepost 4. A woman, driving a passenger car, for 'unknown reasons,' crossed over into the opposite lane and crashed head-on into a semi-truck, State Police said. The woman's car rolled because of the impact. The woman was transported to a local hospital and her current condition is unknown, State Police said. The driver and passenger in the semitruck were not hurt. Officers are still at the scene investigating. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
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Head-on collision involving tractor-trailer shuts down U.S. Route 77 near Driscoll
The Texas Department of Public Safety has shut down U.S. Route 77 near Driscoll as it clears the scene of a head-on collision. Texas Highway Patrol state troopers responded to a crash at 7:11 a.m. on May 30, said Sgt. Harold 'Rob' Mallory of the DPS Texas Highway Patrol Corpus Christi District. A man was driving a Mazda Tribute north on the highway when the vehicle crossed over into the southbound lanes, hitting an 18-wheeler head-on, he said. Medics attended to the man and transported him to the hospital with injuries. Mallory said he is not certain how serious the man's injuries are, though Robstown Fire Department first responders who arrived at the scene had to cut him out of the vehicle after the crash, he said. The crash caused substantial damage to the tractor-trailer's front end, but the driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, he said. Traffic on U.S. Route 77 is being detoured at the County Road 28 exit as debris from the crash scene is being cleared, Mallory said shortly after 11 a.m. Texas Department of Public Safety investigators are determining the cause of the crash. More: You can't text, but can you read one while driving? Know these 10 Texas driving laws More: Texas state troopers searching for vehicle involved in May 23 hit-and-run near Rockport This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Head-on crash with tractor-trailer shuts down U.S. 77 near Driscoll
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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Head-on collision on I-90 near Albert Lea injures 4
May 11—Alcohol was a factor in a head-on collision Saturday afternoon on Interstate 90 near Albert Lea that resulted in the injuries of four people, according to authorities. Christine Jo Bennett, 55, and Stanley Harold Bennett, 63, both of Mountain Lake, were taken by ambulance to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea. John Daniel Bennett, 20, of Mountain Lake was taken by ambulance to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, and Nyaroup Jocklaw Jal, 36, of Albert Lea was injured but not treated at a hospital, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The report stated Jal was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox westbound on the interstate and Christine Bennett was driving a 2023 Toyota Tundra with her two passengers eastbound when the two vehicles collided head-on at 3:17 p.m. near mile marker 159. The report stated all occupants were wearing their seat belts, and alcohol was a factor for Jal. The Albert Lea Police Department, Freeborn County Sheriff's Office, Clarks Grove Fire Department, Albert Lea Fire Department, Mayo Ambulance and Mayo Air assisted at the scene.
