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On Monday, March 2, 2026, at approximately 12:00 p.m., Plano Police Officers and Plano Fire-Rescue personnel responded to a traffic crash in the 600 block of Independence Parkway.

Based on the preliminary investigation, a passenger car was travelling south on Independence Parkway. The driver lost control of the vehicle, crossed the center median, and struck an SUV that was travelling north on Independence Parkway.

The SUV was occupied by four individuals, including the driver. One of the passengers, a 15-year-old male, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Plano Fire-Rescue. The other three occupants were transported to a local hospital and the extent of their injuries is unknown. The driver of the passenger car was not transported.

At this time, speed appears to be a contributing factor in this fatality crash.

This incident is currently under investigation by the Plano Police Traffic Unit.

At around 6:00pm this evening, Crowley Fire/EMS and Police responded to a major accident involving two motorcycles and a vehicle near the intersection of Business 1187 and Eagle Drive.

When officers arrived, they found two injured motorcyclists.

One of the motorcyclists was pronounced deceased at the scene. The second motorcyclist was transported by CareFlite helicopter to a Fort Worth trauma center with life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the vehicle was released at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

At approximately 7:30 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 28, Denton PD officers responded to a report of a burglary of a business call in the 1900 block of Virginia Circle.

Officers encountered a 30-year-old male suspect in one of the smaller buildings at the complex. The suspect escaped, climbed onto the roof of the main building and barricaded himself inside.

The business owner was on scene and notified officers that there were accessible firearms in the building. A perimeter was established and negotiations were attempted by on duty officers through the business phone. Multiple SWAT officers and negotiators responded to the scene. 

At approximately 2:10 p.m., the suspect exited the building and was taken into custody without incident. A firearm that had been stolen from the business was also recovered.

At around 2:42am, Fort Worth Fire/EMS and Police were dispatched to a motorcycle crash along the southbound I35W service road near Alliance Blvd.

Police say a motorcyclist struck an unknown object and crashed.

Paramedics pronounced the 27-year-old male motorcyclist deceased at the scene.

The accident remains under investigation.

At around 11:15pm Friday night, Fort Worth Fire/EMS and Police responded to a major accident on westbound I30 near Forest Park Blvd.

Emergency responders found an overturned vehicle on the westbound side of the highway and a motorcyclist laying on the eastbound side.

Firefighters extricated one person from the overturned vehicle.

Paramedics performed CPR on the motorcyclist, but the injuries were too severe. The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased.

Lanes of I30 in this area were closed while FWPD investigated the crash scene. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. No further information has been released.