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• Motorists Lift Truck Off Texas Man in Truck Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 11, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A truck accident claimed the life of a man on Tuesday, despite the heroic efforts of fellow motorists who lifted the pickup truck off of him.One motorist approached the vehicle and held the man's head as he called 911 for help.Several other motorists stopped and together they were able to lift the pickup truck off of him. At which point the man was breathing approximately every 6 to 7...

• Three Teens Killed when Train Crashes into Car

  Chrissie Cole | August 24, 2007 9:03 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  Three teenagers were killed in a car accident, Wednesday night, when a train plowed into their car as they tried to beat the train across the railroad tracks. The teenagers, none whom had driver's licenses, allegedly ignored blinking lights, bells, whistles and crossing gates as they attempted to beat the Amtrak train across the intersection at C.E. King and Beaumont Highway.Police declared the...

• Texas Man Injured in Trucking Accident with Gravel Truck

  Chrissie Cole | August 16, 2007 12:29 AM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A driver is in serious condition following a trucking accident when he allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed with a gravel truck.A 2006 Dodge Infinity driven by a 39-year-old man, of Plano, was heading eastbound on Highway 64 when his car veered into oncoming traffic and struck a dump truck heading westbound, according to a report by Texas Department of Transportation. The truck...

• Family of Mentally Ill Inmate Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | August 03, 2007 11:40 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  The family of a mentally ill inmate that died while in Dallas County Jail in 2005 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county, Sheriff, five jail guards and a nurse, claiming neglect was a contributing factor to her death.The lawsuit was filed by the inmate's children. The lawsuit states, the woman, 60, died in jail in November 2005 of pneumonia after the nurse and five guards refused...

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  Jenny Albano | July 30, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

• Online Pharmacy Ring Shut Down In Federal Indictment

  Jenny Albano | July 23, 2007 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  According to a federal indictment unsealed on August 2, 2007, 18 members of an online pharmacy syndicate named 'AffPower' are alleged to have sold between the years 2004 and 2006 over 126 million dollars worth of prescription drugs to various consumers over the internet without a valid prescription.According to a statement prepared by special agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement field...

• Widow Files $3.5 Million Wrongful Death Suit Against Crane Company

  Chrissie Cole | July 12, 2007 2:33 AM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  The wife of an iron worker crushed by a crane load is seeking $3.5 million from the crane company she claims is responsible for her husband's wrongful death.He was hired by Deep South Crane & Rigging Co. in Texas, to work on a temporary jobsite in Kansas. While readying equipment for a job, he was crushed and killed by a load off the crane.On July 5, his wife filed a wrongful death lawsuit...

• Man Beaten to Death After Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | June 21, 2007 11:21 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  An angry crowd beat a man to his death, Tuesday night, after the vehicle he was traveling in struck and injured a young girl in a car accident. Police say 2,000 to 3,000 people were on the street for a Juneteenth celebration when the accident occurred. The driver had stopped to look on the little girl that was at the entrance to an apartment complex when a group of men attacked him. The...

• 4-Year-Old Girl Injured During Street Race

  Chrissie Cole | May 22, 2007 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A four-year-old girl was thrown from a vehicle when it was hit by another car. Authorities believe the car accident was caused by street racing.Authorities are searching for one of the cars they believe were involved in the racing. The driver sped away following the accident.Two cars were racing down the highway when a third car with a child inside pulled out from a stop sign and crashed into...

• Train Collides with 18-Wheeler, Driver not Injured

  Christina Cole | April 18, 2007 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX

  A Union Pacific train collided with an 18-wheel tractor trailer on Friday in a trucking accident on U.S. 90A and Harlem Road. Amazingly, the truck driver escaped injury, said police.The train hit the 19-wheeler and split it in two, said a spokewoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, whom is currently investigating the accident. There was no derailment and no injuries. In fact the train...