by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

Top picture by Michael Robinson

01/01/25

The Uvalde County Sheriff’s Department, Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department as well as other first responders spent over an hour attending to a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 90 West close to the Nueces River Bridge Wednesday at 6:45 PM, January 1st, 2025, Authorities spent nearly 2 hours attending to the scene shutting down traffic.

  The Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department reported the following on its Facebook Page:  At 6:45 PM on New Year’s Day, the Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department responded to a three-vehicle accident on US Highway 90, located approximately six miles west of Uvalde. The incident involved two cars and a jeep. One driver was trapped inside their vehicle and had to be rescued by firefighters. At least two individuals were transported to the hospital by Uvalde EMS. As crews worked to clear the scene, all westbound traffic was halted for 90 minutes.

At least 3 vehicles were involved in the collision. At one point, an official report on Facebook by an official indicated as many as 6 vehicles may have been involved. Ambulances as well as several wreckers were dispatched to the scene. Word at the location was there were no fatalities although an official report has not confirmed that information or the status of the victims involved

Just prior to westbound lanes on Highway 90 West were reopened, traffic appeared to be backed up for about a mile or more.

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

09/25/24

A tractor trailer rig veered off Highway 90 close to Knippa into a small grove of trees between 2PM and 3 PM today.  A Tavo’s tow truck was still in the process of moving the truck after 5 PM today.

The cab of the truck appears to have struck one or more trees and possibly a power line. It is unclear what direction the truck was traveling on U.S. Highway 90 when the truck left the roadway.

The cause of the accident is not currently known but it does not appear that the driver was injured.

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

Top Picture Credit: Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department

  On Monday morning May 13th at approximately 8:30 AM, an accident between an 18-wheeler and a SUV occurred on U.S. Highway 90 just west of the U.S. Border patrol checkpoint according to information obtained from Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mario Rangel.

  A post on the UVFD Facebook Page states:

  UVALDE COUNTY – Uvalde Fire and first responders responded to a two-vehicle collision that included a semi-truck. The incident occurred at approximately 8:30 on Monday morning, 11 miles west of Uvalde on Highway 90. The SUV driver was transported to Uvalde Memorial Hospital by Uvalde EMS. The highway was temporarily closed following the crash.

Afternoon. We are finding out from workers at meat market that Bull wasn’t locked up correctly. After incident with my husband Ramiro Gamez Jr, owner was pissed and sent all workers home. Hubby is doing okay. 10 staples to skull

Just before 2 PM today a large bull was seen loose on Highway 90 approximately about a one and a half miles east of the Uvalde City Limits. The bull was spotted by the Uvalde Hesperian walking west in the east bound bar ditch as two trucks followed the bull.  After a few minutes of one of the drivers attempting to block the path of the bull, the bull was seen entering the highway slowing down traffic. A few minutes later the DPS patrol car arrived on the scene.

According to Sheriff Rubin Nolasco, he said he was told the bull escaped from the Regal Meat Market.

A driver who contacted the Uvalde Hesperian said she the bull charge a man who was standing on the highway trying to warn approaching vehicles about the bull.

“When we pulled up we saw a cop car and pedestrian truck pulled into the middle lane and traffic was stopped. We then saw the bull coming across the highway, the man was behind his truck and was running to the other side of the highway to warn oncoming cars while waving his arms. The bull noticed him and ran into him. It made him fly from the back corner of his truck to the front and he was knocked out. The bull then took off into a field,” the driver said.

About an hour later, Uvalde Police dispatch stated the bull had successfully been contained.

The condition of the man struck by the bull is currently unknown.

The Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department posted on its Facebook Page the following report:

Over the past week, driver’s on Highway 90 near Knippa have likely noticed digital signs posted along Highway 90 near the Frio and Dry Frio Bridge. The signs showed illuminated text reading   Road Work beginning on May 19th. What the sign didn’t say was the work would end that same day.

This morning, traffic was diverted to alternate lanes  of Highway 90 along the bridge areas and road workers could be seen with safety vests and traffic cones were plentiful.

Later this afternoon, the road workers and traffic cones were gone and traffic flow was back to normal on this stretch of Highway 90. So what kind of work was happening that took less than one day to complete?

According to TxDot Public Information Officer Veronica Beyer, an engineering firm was conducting load testing on the Frio River and Dry Frio Bridges. There was no construction work or repairs happening on those bridges or Highway 90. The testing is complete.