Westbound Lanes of I-10 are now open following a
4-car accident on Interstate 10 near the KCS Overpass. Firemen extricated 3 people from the vehicles involved. The three have been taken to area hospitals.

The Texas Department of Transportation is advising drivers to expect long delays in the area. TxDOT also says all westbound lanes in the area are closed while crews work the accident scene.

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Davis, 19, of Sachse died after he lost control of a sports bike he was riding in the school’s parking lot shortly before 9 a.m. and crashed into some parked cars. Family and friends remembered Nick Davis, a Wylie High School senior who was killed Friday morning in a motorcycle accident, as a fun-loving and “goofy” teen who was dedicated to his church.

Witnesses said Davis, who was wearing a helmet, appeared to be doing stunts on the motorcycle before the accident, police said.

His father, Todd Davis, said his son was an avid motorcycle rider, but he had borrowed the sports bike from a friend and was not used to riding it.

The teen’s girlfriend, Amy Dunlap, 19, said Davis was always very cautious when she rode on his bike with him.

“He wouldn’t ever do anything to upset me,” said Dunlap, who did not witness the crash.

On Friday afternoon, family and friends gathered at Victory Church in Parker to remember the teen, who was involved with the church’s children’s programming.

“He hung people’s Christmas lights.  He mowed everyone’s yard.  He was nonstop,” said Vicki Masters, a church member.

Todd Davis said his son planned to join the U.S. Marines in August.

“Nobody is promised tomorrow,” Todd Davis said.  “We don’t know when it’s our time, but we have to be ready, and Nick was ready.”

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27-year-old East Bernard man died when his car skidded off the roadway and struck a tree on Saturday.

Corey Solomon was driving his 1999 Oldsmobile south on County Road 225 at a high rate of speed six miles northeast of Wharton, said the dispatcher, citing the report from the Department of Public Safety in Pierce.

At 11:40 a.m., the car went into a side skid, ran off the left side of the road and the right side of the car struck a tree. Solomon was not wearing a seat belt.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:40 p.m. by Judge Timmy Drapela, Wharton County Justice of the Peace in Precinct 4.

Trooper Michael Hubenak investigated the wreck.

A Magnolia man died early this morning when he was thrown from his pickup after it overturned in northwest Harris County, authorities said.

The driver, 54, apparently lost control of his pickup about 1 a.m. along the 2100 block of westbound FM 2920, Harris County sheriff’s deputies said.

The driver overcorrected after veering off the right side of the road. The pickup then lurched across the road, striking several trees, authorities said.

The driver was thrown from the pickup after it flipped over. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

The wreck remains under investigation by Harris County sheriff’s deputies. Release of the man’s name is pending notification of his family.

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A 20-year-old Grapevine man remained in custody this morning on an accusation of intoxication manslaughter after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a sign at First Presbyterian Church of Grapevine, killing a 21-year-old passenger, police said.

Michael Bentley, 21, of Roanoke, was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Grapevine police said.

The accident occurred about 9 p.m. Sunday as the 2006 Ford Focus traveled north on North Park Boulevard. The driver lost control of the Focus, and it flipped before hitting the sign, Grapevine police said.

The driver, whose name was not released, and a 19-year-old female passenger received non-life threatening injuries and were taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital.

The 5-by-10-foot brick sign in front of the church listed its name and the week’s activities, said Jodi Haun, a director at the church.

Son of China Spring couple slain in auto accident files wrongful death suit

The son of a China Spring couple killed on Christmas Eve in a traffic accident near their home has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the other vehicle and his employer.

Michael Borden, son of Samuel and Elaine Borden, is seeking unspecified damages in his lawsuit, filed Thursday in Waco’s 414th State District Court against Chris M. Pilkinton and Diamond Group, Inc., his employer and owner of the truck.

The wreck occurred at Farm-to-Market Road 1637 and Bob Johnson Road near China Spring when the Bordens’ 1999 Ford Escort and a 1999 Dodge pickup driven by Pilkinton collided.

Samuel Borden, 59, who was driving, died at the scene. His wife, also 59, spent a week in intensive care before succumbing to her injuries, according to the lawsuit.

Both of the Bordens were longtime public school teachers, said their attorney, Carl R. Barry, of Austin.

Messages left at Pilkinton’s business Friday were not returned.

The lawsuit alleges that Pilkinton’s negligence caused the wreck, claiming that he was driving too fast and in an unsafe manner, failed to keep a proper lookout, failed to maintain control of his truck and failed to apply the brakes in a timely manner.

Three accidents tied up morning traffic Thursday resulting in four people transported to the hospital and multiple lane closures on SPID.

Corpus Christi police received the first call at 8:06 a.m. after a Jeep rolled over in two-vehicle accident west bound on South Padre Island Drive near Weber Road.

One person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, and police shut down all three traffic lanes for about 40 minutes, police said.

At 8:55 a.m., police responded to a second accident east bound on SPID at Weber Road for a rear end collision involving two cars, leaving one vehicle with extensive damage and three people transported to the hospital, all with non-life threatening injuries. Police closed two lanes of east bound traffic on SPID. The accident was cleared by 9:40 a.m.

Police also received a call at 9:14 a.m. for a minor accident with no injuries under a bridge on South Padre Island Drive at Carroll Lane involving two cars.

A 20-year-old man died Tuesday evening in a one-vehicle accident in Old East Dallas, police said.

Marcos Castillo lost control of his Saturn as he drove in the 1100 block of Carroll Avenue near Swiss Avenue. His car hit debris before crashing into a tree.

He was taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas where he later died.

Dallas police are investigating why Castillo lost control of his vehicle.

A Sam Houston High School football player who died after being struck by a suspected drunken driver was remembered today as a strong team leader.

Robert Joslin, 17, was the Arlington school’s starting center and played some defense as an outside linebacker, said assistant football coach Sam Bell

“He was a good kid, never in trouble,” Bell said today.

Memorial plans are under way for Joslin, who was a senior, said principal Beverley McReynolds.

“We’re in the process of planning, and we want to do right by Robert and his family,” she said.

The school’s football banquet on Saturday was canceled because of the crash.

Today, the school’s head football coach, Danny Edelman, told The Star-Telegram that Joslin had emerged as a leader this year.

“He had an extreme amount of responsibility,” said Edelman, who was also Joslin’s position coach. “He took on that responsibility and commitment to learn something new and did a tremendous job of it.”

Joslin was stopped at a red light in a 1977 Chevrolet Malibu on Friday night when his car was struck from behind by a 2007 GMC pickup, Grand Prairie police said. The impact caused the Malibu to collide with a 2003 Ford Expedition that was stopped in front of his car.

Joslin was extricated by firefighters and taken to Methodist Dallas Medical Center, where he remained on life support until Monday, police said. His passenger, Sanford Lewis, 17, of Arlington, suffered nonlife threatening injuries and was released from the hospital.

Two people in the Ford Expedition suffered nonlife threatening injuries and were taken to Methodist where they were treated and released.

The pickup driver, Adrian Quezada Jr., 20, of Arlington, was taken to Methodist and transferred to Grand Prairie jail on Monday on an accusation of intoxication assault.

He may face a charge of intoxication manslaughter, pending blood alcohol tests, police said.

A 16-year-old Burnet High School junior was killed and five other Burnet County teenagers were injured—one critically—Friday night after a four car accident occurred along SH 29 at about 7:05 p.m.

Bertram resident Edward Hyatt Ebeling was pronounced dead at 4:45 a.m. Jan. 31 at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin after he sustained injuries in the accident, which happened two-tenths of a mile east of Burnet city limits.

Ebeling’s younger brother, Taylor, and close friend, Scottie Roberts, both remain at the hospital. Taylor is listed in stable condition with a broken right ankle and Roberts is in critical condition with a closed head injury, said Lampasas Department of Public Safety public communication operator Jaye Rogers.

The accident occurred on Jan. 30 when the 2008 Toyota Prius Ebeling—known as Hyatt to his family and friends—was a passenger in took a left-hand turn onto SH 29 from CR 333 and was struck by a 2001 Dodge pickup truck traveling in the eastbound lane of the state highway, Rogers said.

The Prius, driven by 17-year-old Granite Shoals resident Kirstie Conley, and the pickup, driven by Taylor Maddox, 15, of Bertram, both spun counter clockwise across SH 29. The Dodge came to a stop facing southwest in the westbound lane of the highway before it was struck by a 2008 Ford pickup, driven by 57-year-old Burnet resident Ronald Warren.

The Dodge began to spin counter clockwise again before it and the Ford were both struck from the rear by a 2008 Chevrolet pickup, towing a 2006 shop trailer.

The driver of the Chevy was Llano resident Franklin Homesley. His age is unknown because he was not injured, Rogers said.

She added that no citations were listed in the report.

Source: Burnetbulletin.com