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A terrible car crash killed a mother and her two young daughters in San Antonio, Texas. The three were killed around 6:50 a.m., when the SUV they were riding in collided with an Allied Waste Services truck on Highway 90 at Mechler on the Far West Side.

The mom, 26-year-old Cynthia Garcia was taking her two daughters to school. She was trying to cross Highway 90 when her SUV was hit by an Allied Services truck. Cynthia and her two daughters died at the scene.

Joel is Cynthia Garcia’s father and grandfather of 6-year-old Abigail and her 9-year-old sister Desiree.

“I just hugged them this morning, said Joel. “And I told them I was leaving to work, man.”

But before Joel made it to work, he got a call with the tragic news and headed to the scene of the crash

“Uh, I just…I can’t believe it,” Joel said. “I can’t believe they’re in there.”

Sheriff’s deputies said when they arrived, the girls were still buckled into their mom’s Mitsubishi SUV.

“They removed the children and attempted to revive them,” explained Lt. Dennis Casillas of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department. “Uh, we had AirLife in route out here. AirLife was canceled when they could not revive the children.”

Sheriff’s deputies are still investigating why Garcia pulled out in front of the truck.

“She probably only saw headlights coming this way and maybe misjudged how big the vehicle was or how fast it was moving,” Lt. Casillas told News 4.

The driver of the Allied Waste Services truck was not injured and will not face any charges.

It was a difficult day at the Danielle’s and Abigail’s elementary school Friday.

Many parents had to explain what death is to their children for the first time.

The two girls were in the first and third grades at Potranco Elementary School.

Some parents learned the news as they showed up to drop off their children. However, instead of dropping their kids off for the day, they had to explain to them their Desiree and Abigail wouldn’t be coming back to school.

“Carissa’s never gone through anything like this, said parent Carol Reyes, whose daughter and friend and classmate of Abigail’s.

Reyes’ daughter didn’t take the news well.

“Her and Abigail would play on the playground together,” explained Reyes.

Parents were called this morning and were invited to be in class, as their children were told about Desiree and Abigail’s car crash.

“I know Carissa takes things kind of, you know, she starts to cry,” Reyes said. “So I said, I needed to be there with her.”

Reyes took her daughter home early, so they could talk more about what happened. Several other parents did the same.

“A couple of the kids started breaking down and crying,” Reyes told News 4. “Yeah, they did. It was hard.”

School officials said several counselors and additional support staff were on-hand all day Friday and would be available for as long as they’re needed.

Two Firefighters and one pedestrian are out of the hospital after being struck by an oncoming car.

The incident happened shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday morning along State Highway 190 east of Killeen, Texas.

According to Nolanville Volunteer Fire Officials, crews were on the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident when a truck traveling eastbound side swiped the departments fire truck and hitting three people.

“The secondary accident happened.  It was a minor accident.  We had things under control.  Next thing we needed help,  we needed three ambulances, ” said Lt. Joe Bourge.

“I’m grateful that everybody walked out of there - It’s hard to see three people laying on the ground,” Bourge added.

It was the traffic scanner that woke Assistant Chief Mike Mayfield up from bed. 

“You know when you’re sound asleep and the tones drop and you say - we have fire fighters down it’s a scary thing and rush to get there,” he said.

All three victims were taken to Scott and White Hospital in Temple and released Saturday morning.

“The way it sounded on the radio, it sounded pretty serious, by the Good Lord above it was only minor injuries - we’re fortunate for that,” Mayfield added.

The driver of the motorcycle later died from his injuries.  He was a soldier from Fort Hood.

Between 12:01 a.m. Friday and midnight Sunday, Kilgore, Texas police worked 86 calls and made 20 arrests. The average total time spent on each call was 23.97 minutes. Calls included: two auto accidents with injuries and four accidents without injuries; three regarding indecency with a child; six for suspicious activities; one gas theft; one weapons offense; and two for criminal mischief.

On Monday, KPD officers arrested two and answered 42 calls, with an average time spent on each call of 77.20 minutes. Police investigated one auto accident with injuries and two accidents without injuries; one reported runaway; two for criminal mischief; three suspicious activities; two thefts; and one case of indecency with a child. Two burlgaries were reported, one at 1603 N. Longview St. and the second at 303 Danville Road.

KPD reports the following arrests:

Friday, Sept. 19

Jose Naranjo Mendoza, 21, Kilgore, no driver’s license

Derrick Lamar Zarnt, 19, Longview, DWI/open alcohol container

Jihoren Aoellano, 22, Henderson, public intoxication

Jose Refugio Pintor, 20, Kilgore, public intoxication

Saturday, Sept. 20

Randy Neal Thibodeaux, 44, Sunset, La., public intoxication and disorderly conduct/fighting in a public place

Steven Paul Benoit, 46, Arnaudville, La., public intoxication and disorderly conduct/fighting in a public place

Texas Colby Manning, 22, Kilgore, local warrant

Troy Edward Points, 29, Kilgore, DWI

Dane Garrett Stevens, 24, Kilgore, public intoxication

Bryan Davis Sowell, 22, Gallatin, disorderly conduct/fighting in a public place

Eric Edmundo Rios, 23, Henderson, disorderly conduct/abusive language in a public place

Gregory John Dallas, 32, Streetman, disorderly conduct/fighting in a public place

Leannah Joyce Sowell, 42, Henderson, disorderly conduct/indecent language in a public place

Samuel Ezekiel Bush, 38, Longview, public intoxication

Joseph Francis Berg, 41, Kilgore, two local warrants

Joseph Kevin Lewis, 46, Kilgore, DWI

Sunday, Sept. 21

Jake Clinton Whittington, 18, Kilgore, consumption of alcohol by a minor, possession of drug paraphernalia

Ronald Moore, 45, Kilgore, disorderly conduct/abusive language in a public place

Jamie Derion Odom, 30, Kilgore, criminal mischief less than $50

Billy Joe Grantham, 43, Kilgore, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

Monday, Sept. 22

Dennis Lemario Pegues, 26, Kilgore, criminal trespass

Justin Wade Allen, 18, Kilgore, three warrants from other agencies

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A wrecker driver was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a van while removing debris from a previous car accident on FM 3083 in Conroe, police said.

Stanley Schultz, 55, was taken to Conroe Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The van hit Schultz shortly after 7 p.m. in the 100 block of North FM 3083 as police were clearing another car accident in the same location.

Patrol cars partially blocked the eastbound lane of traffic and Schultz apparently crossed the road into the westbound lane of traffic to pick up debris. That’s when the 2000 Chrysler van traveling east on FM 3083 hit him, police said.

The van apparently passed to the left of the marked patrol cars and the driver did not see Schultz in time to try to avoid hitting him, investigators said. Schultz also was not wearing a reflective safety vest as required by state law, they said.

Alcohol did not appear to be a contributing factor, but speed and other factors are still being investigated, police said.

The van driver and her 10-year-old passenger were not hurt. She was released at the scene pending the outcome of the investigation.

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A Houston school district bus carrying three special-needs students was involved in an accident this morning, but no one was injured, Houston police said.

The accident, involving the bus and a pickup truck, occurred about 8:40 a.m. in the 12800 block of Almeda in far southwest Houston, said HPD spokesman John Cannon.

In addition to the three students and the driver, an aide was aboard the bus, Cannon said.

The children’s ages and further details about the accident were not available.

The case was turned over to Houston Independent School District police, Cannon said.

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The 53-year-old disabled woman who was struck by a car while crossing Park Lake Drive and North 19th Street in a motorized wheelchair has been released from the hospital, she said Monday.

At about 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sherry Wood crossed Park Lake Drive when the light was about to turn red and was struck by a southbound Mitsubishi Eclipse, Waco police had said.

When reporting the accident Saturday, the Tribune-Herald originally ran an incorrect spelling of Wood’s name provided by Waco police.

Officers at the scene said Wood had been warned before about riding her motorized wheelchair in traffic.

Wood said Monday she is recovering from a broken nose and various other abrasions.

No one was ticketed in the accident, police at the scene said.

A DART bus crashed with an 18-wheeler in the eastbound HOV lane on Interstate 30 at Buckner Boulevard this morning.

The bus was en route from a yard and had no passengers when it became pinned between an HOV barrier and the truck, said DART spokesman Mark Ball. A third vehicle may have been involved.

The bus and truck spilled fuel, and crews cleared the road shortly before 9 a.m. TrafficPulse said the road had been closed for about two hours.

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Former Rep. Eligio “Kika” De la Garza was hospitalized for injuries he and his wife suffered when the SUV they were riding in was involved in a head-on automobile crash in Texas.

The auto accident occurred in McAllen, Texas, Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, said in a statement. De la Garza, 80, and his wife, Lucille, were hospitalized. Both underwent surgery.

Sgt. Joel Morales, a McAllen, Texas police spokesman, said the car accident was still under investigation but it appeared two cars collided and one of them hit the small sport utility vehicle carrying the de la Garzas. He said there was “frontal impact” to the de la Garza’s vehicle.

A 67-year-old McAllen, Texas woman in one of the cars also was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

De la Garza, a Democrat, served for 32 years in Congress after he was elected in 1964 and was chairman of the House Agricultural Committee for 14 years. He was a staunch defender of farm programs, civil rights and equality for minorities. He also worked to improve relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

He was the second Mexican-American elected to Congress from Texas and is one of the founders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

De la Garza previously served six terms in the Texas Legislature.

Two people were injured in an auto accident Thursday morning on Highway 70 one mile east of Durant.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the vehicles’ speeds and fog are to blame for the morning.

Two vehicles were headed west on Highway 70 when one of them stopped to turn, and the vehicle following slammed right into it.

The driver of the first vehicle, 26-year-old Ronnie Lee Summerville, Jr., was taken to the Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant. One of his passengers, 36-year-old Jackie Martin, was airlifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Martin was not wearing a seat belt.

The extent of their injuries is unknown at this time.

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Adam Ray Mitchell, 21, of Killeen, has been charged with failure to stop and render aid in connection with an accident on Sunday on South Fort Hood Street that left a pedestrian unconscious and lying in a ditch.

Bond was set at $100,000.

The victim, whom police identified as Carlos Gonzalez, suffered a broken neck, a broken leg and other serious injuries.

He was taken to Scott & White Hospital in Temple.

According to the affidavit filed in support of the arrest warrant, Mitchell told a Killeen police officer he struck something while driving on South Ford Hood Street and that he drove off.

According to the affidavit, investigators found blood and tissue on Mitchell’s vehicle.

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