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On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a crash on SH-174 between Blum and Rio Vista.

A sedan traveling northbound lost control while attempting to pass a vehicle and crashed head-on into an SUV traveling in the southbound lane.

The driver of the sedan was heavily trapped inside his vehicle. It took firefighters nearly two hours to extricate him from the wreckage. He was transported by air ambulance to a Fort Worth hospital, but pronounced deceased. He has been identified as a 20-year-old man from Cleburne.

The driver of the SUV, a 74-year-old woman from Hillsboro, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Her husband who was riding in the passenger seat was transported by air ambulance to a Fort Worth hospital, but pronounced deceased.

“Driving rules and etiquette can be easy to forget as we become more experienced and pay less attention to our good and bad driving habits,” says Ryan Howard of the Texas Department of Public Safety. “Following traffic laws, practicing safe driving habits, and knowing how to pass safely are just a few things you can do as a driver to make the roads safer and prevent crashes.”

At approximately 7:28pm on Monday, June 26th, The Colony Police Department received a report of a deceased person located in the lake.

The body was located near a camping area in Hidden Cove Park, located on the east side of Lake Lewisville.

Park visitors noticed a female’s body along the shoreline. Authorities from Denton County also responded to assist with the investigation.

The body was transferred to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.

The case is under investigation. If you have information about this case, contact Detective James Barfield at jbarfield@thecolonytx.gov.

On Friday, June 24, 2023, at 11:32 PM Dallas County Sheriff’s Office Deputies attempted to stop a vehicle for traffic violations.  The suspect vehicle failed to stop for deputies.

After attempting to evade deputies the suspect collided with another vehicle at I-35 service road and Wheatland Rd. and continued to flee.  The suspect continued to evade deputies and traveled south on I-35 into Ellis County. 

Dallas County Deputies terminated the chase and the suspect continued to flee south on I-35.

A short time later Department of Public Safety Air Support advised the suspect had wrecked out a few miles south of where Dallas County Sheriff Deputies terminated the chase.  When deputies arrived at the accident location, they found the driver had fled on foot into a wooded area. 

A short time later the driver was located and placed under arrest. The 26-year-old male suspect was charged with multiple counts.

On Thursday evening at around 8:40pm, multiple emergency responders were called to a single-vehicle crash on Farm to Marker Road 709 near Retreat, Texas, just south of Corsicana.

A preliminary investigation of the scene reveals a vehicle was traveling north on FM 709 when the driver drifted off the side of the road and hit a culvert, causing the vehicle to go airborne. The vehicle rolled multiple times, ejecting the driver and two rear passengers.

The driver has been identified as a 35-year-old man from Corsicana. Two juvenile passengers have been identified as a 14-year-old male and 16-year-old female. All three were pronounced deceased.

A third juvenile passenger was transported to a Dallas hospital. He was the only occupant wearing a seatbelt.

Corsicana ISD has identified the two deceased juveniles as their students. Counselors will be at the school on Monday.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.