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The Grand Prairie Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred yesterday, May 14th, in the
3100 block of southbound South Highway 161 near Mayfield Road.

At approximately 3:20 p.m., a motorcycle was traveling southbound when a van entered the lanes of traffic from a private drive, failing to yield to the motorcycle, and collided with the rider. The rider was ejected and sustained serious injuries.

He was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased by medical staff. No other injuries were reported.

The motorcyclist has been identified as a 22-year-old man from Mansfield.

The crash remains under investigation.

At around 5:30am this morning, multiple agencies from Wise County responded to a major accident on Farm to Market Road 1810 near County Road 1340 near Chico.

A preliminary investigation from DPS has revealed that a 32-year-old woman was driving westbound on FM 1810. She veered into the eastbound lane, attempting to pass in a no-passing zone, and collided head-on with an 18-wheeler.

The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene. Three children in the vehicle were also killed: a 10-year-old, a 7-year-old, and a 3-year-old, all from Chico.

According to Chico ISD, two of kids were students at Chico Elementary School.

The driver of the 18-wheeler was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

At approximately 5:37 p.m., on Sunday, May 5th, Grand Prairie FD responded to a report of a possible drowning at Joe Pool Lake. A witness reported that the swimmer was last seen near the swim beach area, where he did not resurface.

The Public Safety Dive Team conducted a search and rescue, in which the team located a male underwater.

The swimmer was then transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.

The male swimmer was not wearing a life vest.

He has been identified as a 24-year-old man.

This is the first drowning at Joe Pool Lake for 2024. As the lake season begins, GPFD strongly encourages the public to wear a life vest or an appropriate personal flotation device while near or in the water.