A 19 year old Angelina College student was killed Monday night while trying to cross Highway 59 south near the college.

According to police reports, 21 year old Christopher Salazar of Sugarland was driving his car southbound on south First Street (Highway 59 south) in the inside lane when 19 year old Brandon Hart of Woodville was crossing the highway on foot and ran out in front of traffic.

Police say Salazar swerved, but was unable to avoid colliding with Hart. Hart was transported to Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The accident happened about 8:57 Monday night in the3500 block of south First (Highway 59 south).

A spokesman for Angelina College tells KTRE, Hart was in his Freshman year of college at A-C.

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A 2-year-old boy who fell into his family’s swimming pool Friday afternoon and drowned has been identified.

The mother of Norman Williams was in the bathroom when the boy wandered outside their house in the Buckner Terrace neighborhood of Dallas and fell into the pool, the Dallas County medical examiner’s office.

When Norman’s mother came out of the bathroom, she saw her 3-year-old child crying. She then found Norman in the pool behind their house in the 5200 block of Elkridge Drive, just southwest of Interstate 30 and Jim Miller Road.

Paramedics took Norman to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, where he was pronounced dead at 2:59 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office. Dallas police classified the incident as an accident.

An elderly school crossing guard in Dallas died after being hit by a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver.

Dallas police identified the victim of Tuesday morning’s accident as 71-year-old Franklin Delano Lester. Moments before he was struck, Lester had escorted a woman and a child in a stroller across the street.

Police say the driver, 52-year-old Peter Nelson, was transported to a Dallas hospital and was in critical condition. Nelson’s car struck the victim’s personal vehicle after hitting Lester.

Investigators suspect the car was speeding when Lester was struck in an area near an elementary school.

Cpl. Gerardo Monreal said Nelson faces a charge of felony intoxication manslaughter.

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Collin County authorities searched Lake Lavon today for a teen whose paddle boat capsized last night.

Michael Simmons, 18, and a friend were reported missing about 10:40 p.m. Monday after their boat overturned in winds gusting to 28 mph, authorities said.

Simmons’ teenage friend was found about 11 p.m. on the west side of the lake near County Road 490. She was treated at the scene.

The girl told authorities she clung to the capsized paddle boat as it floated to shore. The water temperature was believed to be 60 degrees.

The search included boats from the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Texas Parks & Wildlife and the Wylie Fire Department , as well as a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter.

Searchers recovered the boat and shoes believed to belong to Simmons.

Lewisville Lake: The body of Mike Wells Barton, 54, of Hickory Creek was found in Lake Lewisville. He was last seen marooned on his sailboat on March 23 after the engine stopped working.

Three- to 4-foot waves prevented a towing company from bringing in his boat and Barton declined a ride to shore. About an hour later, a Denton County sheriff’s deputy saw the sailboat with no one aboard. Crews searched for three days.

Barton was vice president of sales for Armko Industries Inc. of Flower Mound.

LB Houston Lake in Dallas: Crews continued the search for a 37-year-old woman who disappeared on Sunday near the west fork of the Trinity River. Dallas Fire-Rescue said she was with with her husband when their boat capsized. The husband, 33, was rescued near Northwest Highway and treated for hypothermia. Authorities did not release their names.

Lake Grapevine: Crews expanded the search for a canoeist who disappeared on Saturday. The man in his late 20s was with a friend when their canoe capsized. The friend made it to shore. Grapevine police said the men were not wearing life jackets, and alcohol was not a factor. Authorities did not release their names.

Richland Chambers Lake near Corsicana: The search continues for Jerrod Rachel, 17, of Malakoff, who was fishing with his grandfather, Jerry King, 72. The two were fishing on March 23 when they did not return and their family reported them missing. King’s body was found on Friday.

woman was killed early Monday when she was struck by two vehicles on the northbound service road of Interstate 35W near Seminary Drive, police said.

The incident was reported at about 6 a.m., said Sgt. Rodney Bangs, supervisor of the Traffic Investigation Unit.

The 54-year-old woman, whose name was unavailable at 8:15 a.m., may have walking to get roadside assistance for a stranded vehicle, Bangs said in an e-mail.

“She was struck by a delivery van driver who stated that he did not see her in the roadway,” Bangs said.

The woman was hit a second time by a Dodge pickup truck that was following behind the delivery van, Bangs said.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, he added.

Police declined to release her name because her family was not yet notified, but a vehicle that was registered to her was found nearby, Bangs said.

“Investigators believe that she may have been walking to seek help due to her vehicle breaking down,” Bangs said. “Due to the circumstances criminal charges are not anticipated.”

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Police are investigating a one-vehicle accident in Northwest Austin early Saturday that left one man dead.

Lt. Max Johnson, a spokesman for the Austin Police Department, said that a man was driving a 2002 GMC pickup truck westbound on Anderson Mill Road between U.S. 183 and RM 620 around 2 a.m. The driver hit the south curb line, then crossed both lanes of traffic and made contact with the north curb line before the truck left the roadway and struck a sound barrier retaining wall, police said.

The driver was taken to University Medical Center at Brackenridge where he was pronounced dead shortly after the accident, Johnson said. The man’s name and age have not been released pending positive identification and notification of his relatives, according to police.

Johnson said investigators think alcohol might have been a factor in the accident. Anyone with more information about the incident is asked to call APD vehicular homicide detectives at 974-8543. Saturday’s accident is the 11th traffic fatality in Austin this year.

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An early morning car accident in downtown Brownsville left one dead and one injured.

Police spokesman Sgt. Jimmy Manrrique said 41-year-old Conrado Sanchez died as a result of a head- on collision, which took place on 13th Street between Levee and St. Charles streets approximately 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The accident occurred when 17-year-old Miguel Angel Ramirez drove a Chevrolet Suburban the wrong way down 13th Street, Manrrique said.

Ramirez, who was injured and remained in intensive care, slammed into a Pontiac van driven by Sanchez, police said.

Paramedics rushed Sanchez to Valley Regional Medical Center-Brownsville; however, he died upon arrival, Manrrique said.

Two other people are believed to have been in the Suburban but fled the scene shortly after the accident, police said.

According to Manrrique, alcohol played a role in the accident. Police were waiting for Ramirez’s release from the hospital to charge him for his role in the accident.

State officials said Monday that the death of a 53-year-old mentally disabled woman residing at the Denton State School was an accident, even though the Tarrant County Medical Examiner has ruled it a homicide by assault.

Laura Albrecht, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, said Janice Campbell’s death occurred when she and another resident at the school accidentally collided.

“This was a tragic accident involving two residents,” Albrecht said.

The medical examiner’s Web site states that Campbell died Friday at a Fort Worth hospital. It says the cause of death was a closed head injury due to assault and that the manner of death was homicide.

Linda Anderson, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office, said Campbell’s death was ruled a homicide on the basis of autopsy results and information provided by the physician who treated her injuries.

The physician did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press.

Anderson said the medical examiner has requested information from the state but has yet to receive it.

“It’s still an open investigation, and if there are any changes, we will amend that (homicide finding),” she said.

Campbell was taken immediately to a Fort Worth hospital by air ambulance after the incident, which occurred on March 5, Albrecht said.

The matter was investigated by the state as well as reported to Denton police, she said.

Albrecht said the collision happened when an adult male resident was running in the school’s workshop area. The resident slowed down when told to do so by a staff member but couldn’t avoid hitting Campbell, she said.

“The staff member instructed the resident to stop,” Albrecht said. “The resident did stop. But then there was (Campbell) coming into the workshop area, and, basically, they collided.”

Denton police spokesman Ryan Grelle said it is unlikely that charges will be filed. He cited the apparent accidental nature of the incident as well as the diminished mental capacity of the resident who caused it.

“It would be hard to say there was criminal intent to kill someone,” he said.

The death comes at a time when the state school system is under fire for a variety of reasons, including last week’s revelation that employees at the Corpus Christi facility organized and videotaped a “fight club” involving residents.

The state has been considering a major overhaul of the system after a Justice Department investigation last year found hundreds of cases of abuse and neglect, including as many as 53 deaths in the facilities due to potentially avoidable conditions.

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One man was killed and four others were seriously injured in a two-car accident in northeast Houston Saturday night, authorities said.

An unidentified man was driving a Honda Accord north in the 9800 block of Beaumont Highway around 5 p.m. when a woman in a silver Toyota Tacoma pickup truck drove into oncoming traffic, said Houston Police Department Sgt. L. Lefler.

The Honda then broadsided the Toyota, causing the pickup to drive into a ditch filled with rainwater, Lefler said.

The front passenger of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is pending an autopsy by the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Lefler said the female driver and three children in the pickup were taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital-The Texas Medical Center with serious injuries.

The driver of the Honda was also seriously injured and taken to Ben Taub General Hospital.

Investigators learned that a third vehicle, a silver late model “dually” pickup truck, traveling south on the road, may have made contact with the Toyota, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle, Lefler said, adding that the third vehicle fled the scene.

The case is under investigation.

No further information was immediately available.

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Five family members killed in an accident near Shallowater will be laid to rest this week.

Funeral services for Rita Gutierrez, Guadalupe Salinas, 8-year-old Fabian Sanchez, 10-year-old Xavier Sanchez, and 7-year-old Isiac Gutierrez will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon at the San Jose Catholic Church in Crosbyton. Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday night.

Donations to the funeral fund can be made in the Gutierrez family’s name at any City Bank location in Lubbock.

Services for 76-year-old Jean Green will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Main Street Church of Christ in Olton.