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The Dallas Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred along southbound I-45 near Simpson Stuart Road just before midnight last night.

Investigators say a motorcycle, occupied by the operator and one rider, was traveling southbound on the highway when it hit the rear of a vehicle, also going southbound on the highway. The collision sent the motorcycle off the roadway and down an embankment.

Both the operator and the rider were thrown from the motorcycle. Dallas Fire Rescue transported both victims to a local hospital, where the operator died. The rider, a female, is listed in critical condition, according to Dallas police.

Police say the vehicle involved did not stop. It is unclear which driver was at fault. The crash remains under investigation.

Multiple emergency responders were called to the scene of a serious crash along FM 730 around lunchtime today. A total of three vehicles were involved in a crash and extrication was required to free at least one person in the wreckage.

Briar-Reno Fire Department, Azle Fire and EMS Department, Eagle Mountain EMS, Wise County EMS, and multiple law enforcement agencies were all called to the scene in the 14000 block of FM 730.

Three vehicles sustained heavy damage in the crash. Extrication was completed and multiple ambulances transported patients into downtown Fort Worth.

A total of four people were taken by ambulances to area hospitals. Air medical was on standby, but disregarded.

Police are still investigating the cause.

The Cedar Hill Police Department has released an unfortunate update on the missing person, Jorian Caldwell. He was found deceased in a pound earlier this morning.

As reported, Jorian was last seen on Friday, November 13th. Several police agencies and search parties were searching for him all week. A large search effort was planned for this morning (Saturday); however, firefighters found his body in a pond early this morning.

Cedar Hill firefighters were called to a pond in the 1600 block of W. Belt Line Road at around 7:00AM this morning. They successfully recovered the body of a male, matching the description and wearing the same clothes as when he was reported missing.

The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office has taken possession of the body for an autopsy.

Cedar Hill Police Department are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Jorian Caldwell.

The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred late Friday evening near the intersection of NE 28th Street and North Sylvania Avenue.

Officials say a man was crossing the street when a driver ran a red light and hit him. After colliding with the man, the driver fled the scene. A second vehicle also hit the pedestrian after the first crash. That driver also fled the scene.

The man was pronounced deceased on the scene. His identity has not yet been released.

Traffic investigators are still working to locate both drivers involved in the crash.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatality accident involving an SUV and a go-kart vehicle that occurred around 12:30PM today (Saturday) at a rural Kaufman County intersection.

The Kaufman Fire Department, CareFlite EMS, and several other emergency responders were called to the scene of a crash at the intersection of FM 2727 and County Road 167 northeast of Kaufman. An SUV collided with a go-kart, ridden by several children.

Officials say there were six children riding on the go-kart vehicle at the time of the crash. Life-saving measures were administered on one of the children, but the injuries were too severe. One child was pronounced deceased at the scene and others were transported by helicopters or ambulances to trauma centers.

A release from the College Mound Fire Department indicates all children were between the ages of 7 to 12. Three of them were airlifted from the scene to a children’s hospital in Dallas.

Traffic investigators say the go-kart was driving on County Road 167 when it entered FM 2727 and was subsequently hit by the SUV. The driver of the SUV was not seriously injured.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.