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The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatality accident that occurred last night on FM 51 in Wise County.

At around 8:45PM on Saturday night, Greenwood-Slidell volunteer firefighters, Wise County EMS paramedics, and several law enforcement officers from Wise County and DPS were called to a crash on FM 51 about 5 miles northeast of Decatur. One vehicle had reportedly crashed off the roadway with possible ejection.

Emergency responders found one vehicle off the roadway and in a gulley. The driver, who was the sole occupant, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Investigators say the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash. She has been identified as a 34-year-old woman.

Lanes of FM 51 were shut down in the area while police investigated the scene.

The Dallas Police Department is investigating a motorcycle accident involving a private motorcycle escort service working a funeral procession.

At around 12:45PM this afternoon, a motorcyclist was escorting a funeral procession along Garland Road near Buckner Road when he collided with a vehicle, which was attempting to cross the procession. Officials say the driver had been waved on to cross by a driver in the procession, not knowing the motorcyclist was passing the line of cars on right.

The motorcyclist was ejected and hit a tree.

Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the scene and transported him to a local hospital in critical condition. CPR was observed by witnesses at the scene. He has been identified as a 42-year-old man.

The investigation is ongoing. It is unknown if any charges will be filed.

The Farmers Branch Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred earlier this morning in the eastbound lanes of 635 (LBJ Freeway) near Luna Road.

At around 1:30AM this morning, police received calls of a wrong-way driver headed west in the eastbound lanes of LBJ in the area of Webb Chapel Road. Multiple police responded to the scene, and located a major crash.

Farmers Branch Police and Fire/EMS all responded to the scene.

One of the vehicles reportedly caught fire. Two people were killed in the crash.

Specific details regarding the crash have not yet been released by officials. When and if additional information is released, we will update here.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatality accident involving an SUV and a dump truck that occurred around 7:30AM this morning outside of Waxahachie.

Multiple emergency responders were called to the scene on FM 55 at Tees Road south of the Avalon community in rural Ellis County.

Troopers say an SUV was driving south on FM 55 when the driver slowed to make a left turn onto Tees Road. A dump truck, which was driving behind the SUV, did not slow and was forced to veer left in an attempt to avoid the vehicle. The dump truck collided with the driver’s side of the SUV.

The driver of the SUV, a 38-year-old man, was killed in the crash. He lived on Tees Road not far from the accident scene.

The driver of the dump truck was transported by private vehicle to a local hospital with undisclosed injuries.

Lanes of FM 55 were closed for several hours while crews cleared up the accident scene.

The Dallas Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a security guard at a credit union just before 9AM this morning.

Officials say the man was servicing an ATM at a credit union in the 1500 block of Cockrell Hill Road when a suspect, armed with a rifle, walked up and demanded money.

During the robbery, the suspect shot the security guard, and was seen running away with duffle bags.

Dallas Fire Rescue transported the security guard to a local hospital, but he was pronounced deceased.

Police say there was a second security guard there who was armed. His involvement in the situation was not disclosed.