Author Archives: Andrew Kirkendall

Dallas Highway Construction Fuels Economic Development

Dallas is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.  City planners estimate that the Dallas metropolitan area will be home to more than 10 million people by 2040 and possibly as many as 12 million people. Sometimes …
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Woman Loses Her Life in Arlington Wrong Way Car Crash

Wrong way crashes are often fatal and this wrong way car crash in Arlington was no exception.  A woman was killed in Arlington when her car, traveling the wrong way, struck a curb and then impacted another car in a …
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Possible Street Racing Leads to Serious Accident in Old East Dallas

Unsafe driving and failure to obey the rules of the road appears to be the cause of a multi-vehicle collision in Old East Dallas.  The multi-car wreck shut down Junius Street in Old East Dallas. According to witnesses, the crash …
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SUV Hits a Propane Tank Prompting Evacuations

An SUV accident promoted the evacuation of homes in a Garland, Texas neighborhood.  In the early morning hours of November 8, there was a two-car accident involving an SUV that resulted in the SUV leaving the road and striking a …
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Woman Goes on Drug Induced Joyride in Dallas

A 39 year old woman, upset with the way that her kids were behaving, took PCP (angel dust) and then got behind the wheel of her car and went on a joy ride. PCP is an abbreviation for Phencyclidine, a …
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Highway 175 Hit and Run

A hit and run accident left one person dead on Sunday October 27, 2013 in southeast Dallas.  Dallas Sherriff’s Department officials are investigating the incident, but apparently have not yet released a description of the vehicle nor any information about …
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Boy Survives Dramatic Hit and Run Incident

Truly dramatic images reveal how lucky a 7-year old Dallas boy was despite having been hit by a pickup truck. The boy’s name is Lorenzo Cantu.  Just before a party for his 7th birthday party he was jumping on a …
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Dramatic School Bus Crash in Dallas

A dramatic school bus crash in Dallas left the bus driver injured and hospitalized.   A representative of Richardson Independent School District, Tim Walker, stated that the bus was on the way to pick up elementary school students in the morning …
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3 Critically Injured after Car Collides with a Train

One should always exercise extreme caution when driving across a railroad track.  This point was reinforced for three people who were injured Tuesday evening when a Trinity Railway Express train collided with a car near the Richland Hills station, at …
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Fatal Crash Involving 18-wheeler on I-30 near Lake Ray Hubbard

A serious multi-vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer on I-30 left one person dead and closed the eastbound lane of th highway for hours.  The authorities have not yet announced the cause of the accident.  Although it is unconfirmed, at …
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