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The Carrollton Police Department has closed a portion of Hebron Parkway while officials investigate the cause of a plane crash.

Just before 8:00pm this evening, a single engine aircraft (Mooney M20K) was coming in to land at Addison Airport when it crashed along Hebron Parkway near Province Drive approximately 3 miles northwest of the airport. Weather conditions at the time were cloudy and visibility was less than five miles.

Addison Air Traffic Control officials reported to emergency responders they had lost contact with the downed aircraft. Carrollton Fire/EMS and Police along with Addison FD’s ARFF Truck (Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting) responded to the scene.

Carrollton’s Medic 114 and Medic 117 crews transported the pilot and a passenger to a local hospital in stable condition. The extent of their injuries has not yet been released.

A portion of the plane did catch fire, but firefighters were able to contain it.

Lanes of Hebron Parkway will likely remain closed throughout the night while authorities investigate the scene and clear up the wreckage.

Photo: City of Carrollton

The Texas Department of Public Safety says the driver who caused a severe three-vehicle crash while racing has been charged with a total of six felonies related to the incident.

At 9:35pm, multiple emergency responders from the Lewisville Fire Department and Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a crash in the southbound lanes of Sam Rayburn Tollway just before the Business 121 exit. Dispatched information indicated one person was laying in the roadway.

As many have seen in the video, two vehicles, a 2016 Chevrolet Corvette and a 2020 Ford Mustang, were racing in the southbound lanes of the Sam Rayburn Tollway when the driver of the Ford Mustang rear-ended a Hyundai Elantra in the right lane of traffic. This caused the Mustang to hit the Corvette which careened out of control, struck the median barrier, and rolled over.

A passenger inside the Corvette was transported by Lewisville paramedics to a local hospital with critical injuries. The driver of the Corvette was transported to a hospital in stable condition.

Authorities say the driver of the Mustang, a 27-year-old man, ran away from the crash scene, but was apprehended a short time later. During the investigation, it was determined he was intoxicated at the time of the crash. He has been charged with: (2) Intoxication Assault, (2) Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury, and (2) Racing on Highway Causing Serious Bodily Injury.

The driver of the Hyundai Elantra who was hit by the Mustang was not seriously hurt.

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Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin has provided an update regarding the search and investigation into the disappearance of 7-year-old Athena Strand.

On Wednesday afternoon at approximately 4:15pm, Athena got off her school bus at County Road 3573 just north of Farm to Market Road 2123 in Wise County. At around 6:40pm, her step-mother called 9-1-1 to report Athena was missing.

Wise County Sheriff’s Office deputies, paramedics with Wise County EMS, and volunteer firefighters responded and immediately commenced a search of her family home and areas surrounding the property. They were assisted by DPS Troopers and DPS-101 helicopter. A search continued into the early morning hours of Thursday before it was called off around 4:30am.

The search reconvened on Thursday morning with the help of several agencies and hundreds of citizen volunteers. Infrared drones and thermal-imaging cameras on helicopters were utilized, but she was not located. Two different K-9 teams picked up a scent near her immediate home, but neither team were able to locate anything.

As of Friday afternoon, Sheriff Akin says the situation has shifted from an active search to an investigation. Spot searches continue in the immediate area; however, Wise County Sheriff’s Office and other state and federal law enforcement agencies have started a thorough investigation into her disappearance.

Sheriff Akin is asking all residents in the region of her residence (FM 2123 and CR 3573) to walk their property and check outbuildings for any information related to Athena’s disappearance.

If you know something, call the Wise County Sheriff’s Office immediately.

UPDATE – According to Sheriff Lane Akin, Athena’s body was located approximately 6 miles east of Cottondale.

Earlier today, a tip was received regarding a FedEx truck and her disappearance. Law enforcement believe the driver abducted Athena. He is a 31-year-old man from the Lake Worth area, charged with Capital Murder and Kidnapping. The man is in Wise County jail.

Sheriff Akin says the man has confessed to the incident. He was delivering a package to the home at the time of Athena’s disappearance. Officials say the suspect did not know the family.