Press release from Del Rio Texas Department of Public Safety

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01-24-25

 THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS) is investigating a two-vehicle fatality crash that occurred on January 22, 2025, at approximately 5:33 a.m., on US 57, approximately 5 miles east of Batesville, mile marker 426 in Zavala County.

  Preliminary investigation revealed a 2019 white Peterbilt truck tractor semi-trailer was traveling west on US 57. A gray 2008 Dodge Caravan was traveling east on US 57.

  The Dodge traveled onto the wrong side of the roadway and collided head-on with the Peterbilt. The driver and passenger of the Peterbilt were not injured. The driver of the Dodge, Carmen Ruiz, 50, from Batesville, Texas, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

  The fatal crash remains under investigation.

Press release from Texas Department of Public Safety

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01-22-25

DEL RIO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a four-vehicle crash involving multiple fatalities that occurred on US 57 in Zavala County.

  On Jan. 21, 2025, at approximately 12:45 a.m., DPS responded to a four-vehicle crash at mile marker 420 east of La Pryor on the Nueces River Bridge. Preliminary information shows a white 2006 Ford passenger van towing a trailer was traveling east on US 57 approaching the bridge. A second 2006 white Ford passenger van towing a trailer was traveling behind the van and failed to control its speed striking the Ford van from behind.

  A white 2012 Ford F-150 pickup truck stopped on the bridge because of the crash. Multiple passengers from the vans then attempted to signal a white 2019 Freightliner truck tractor semi-trailer that was approaching from the west to stop due to the icy road conditions on the bridge. The driver of the truck tractor attempted to avoid the crash by traveling in the middle of the road but lost control and struck all three vehicles.

  Three occupants from the Ford Van, Pedro Urquiza, 63, Estanislao Jaimes, 60, and Diana Lopez, 43, from Dallas, Texas, and the driver of the Ford pickup, Jose Artemio Rodriguez, 48, of Fort Worth, Texas, were found at the bottom of the bridge and were pronounced deceased. The driver of the Ford van, Maria Pineda, 60, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was pronounced deceased as a result of the crash from the Freightliner.

  Seven passengers were transported to Uvalde Memorial Hospital for treatment. The driver of the Freightliner refused medical treatment. The investigation is ongoing.

 

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

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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.