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On Friday, August 7, 2026, at approximately 11:33 p.m., Dallas Police and Fire Rescue responded to a major accident near the intersection of Maple Avenue and Lucas Drive.

The preliminary investigation determined that a man entered the street and was struck by an SUV driving southbound on Maple Avenue, causing him to fall into the northbound lane where he was hit by an autonomous vehicle.

The man was transported to the hospital, where he died.

The driver of the first vehicle remained at the scene; the autonomous vehicle was unoccupied.

The crash remains under investigation.

At around 5:00am this morning, Balch Springs Fire and Police along with Medical Jets EMS responded to a major accident on eastbound I20 near Seagoville Road.

When emergency crews arrived, they located a collision involving major damage.

Air medical was on standby, but disregarded.

One person was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. We will update this story when BSPD releases more information.

At around 9:20am Thursday morning, Dallas Police officers were dispatched to a robbery in progress in the 3500 block of Sunnyvale Street involving an armed suspect who stole a vehicle.

Officers followed the vehicle into north Dallas when the suspect stopped near the 5900 block of Williamstown Road. At that time, a felony traffic stop was initiated by officers.

As the suspect got out of the car, an officer fired his weapon. No one was shot.

The suspect has been arrested.

On Tuesday, August 4th, at around 5:13pm, Lucas Fire Department along with DPS Troopers responded to a major accident at the intersection of FM 1378 (Southview Drive) at Osage Lane in the Lucas area of Collin County.

DPS Troopers have determined that the driver of a vehicle was traveling east on Osage Lane when she disregarded a stop sign at the intersection with Southview Drive. An 18-wheeler traveling northbound on Southview Drive hit the vehicle as it entered the intersection.

The driver of the vehicle was extricated from the car, and life-saving measures were administered; however, the driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The victim has been identified as a 55-year-old woman.

The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured.

On Monday, August 3rd, at around 3:33pm, Denton Police and Fire responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Teasley Lane and Jordan Lane.

Denton police say a 93-year-old woman was attempting to turn northbound onto Teasley Lane from Jordan Lane when she was hit by a southbound vehicle.

Denton paramedics transported the woman to a local hospital, but she was pronounced deceased.

The other driver was not injured in the crash, but a passenger sustained minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.