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Multiple crashes slow traffic on Highway 84 in McGregor
MCGREGOR, Texas (KWTX) - Traffic moved slowly through McGregor early Thursday morning after two separate crashes along Highway 84. The first crash happened around 5 a.m. where first responders on scene say a car stopped on the highway was hit from behind. The stopped car rolled over, trapping the driver.
Report: Driver ‘distracted or inattentive’ moments before driving into path of Kenworth hauling massive load, resulting in deadly collision
TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - The driver of a Ford F-150, identified in a TxDOT Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report as James Tyler Jones, was “either distracted or inattentive” when he drove past escort vehicles and into the path of a tractor trailer hauling a massive oversized load, resulting in a wreck that killed his two passengers, the report states.
Woman held in death of motorcycle passenger in crash
Killeen, Tx (FOX 44) – A 26-year-old Austin woman is facing charges of criminally negligent homicide in a fatal traffic crash police say might have been caused by the driver being distracted by cell phone use. Members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested Savanna Nicole Spurlock on Monday....
Killeen football league removed after fight during game
MANOR, Texas (FOX 44) – An adult football team out of Killeen gets into a heated fight with a Round Rock team in Manor. The Manor Police Department is assisting the Manor Independent School District’s Police Department with this investigation. Multiple assaults have been reported, in addition to an alleged discharge of a firearm. The […]
Unaccompanied Veteran Burial scheduled at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery
KILLEEN On Wednesday, May 22, at 11 a.m. sharp, the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery will conduct an Unaccompanied Veteran Burial for U.S. Air Force Veteran Sergeant (Sgt.) Paul Michael Sollars. Born on October 11, 1947, Sgt. Sollars served from October 1965 to February 1969. Sollars received the National Defense...
Multiple roads in Killeen to have milling, overlay services done by Public Works through June
KILLEEN, Texas — Multiple roads in Killeen are set to have milling and overlay work done by the city's Public Works Transportation Division, according to the city. The roads that will have the milling and overlay work done include:. W S Young Drive from Illinois Avenue to Rancier Avenue.
Strong winds blow over, damage 5,000 pound display helicopter at Fort Cavazos
FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — A display helicopter near the 1st Cavalry Division Headquarters at Fort Cavazos was blown over Sunday due to high winds from storms that swept through the area. According to Fort Cavazos officials, the display helicopter being toppled over caused the rotor to be damaged and...
Wreck involving semi-truck causes traffic delays in Killeen
KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) – UPDATE: The Killeen Police Department said Tuesday morning that the intersection of Stan Schlueter and Central Texas Expressway has been cleared and the roadway has reopened. The department said earlier Tuesday morning that the intersection was temporarily closed due to a wreck involving a...
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