Tag: Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Suspect vehicle stopped with spike strips just before deadly shootout with police in Falfurrias
The Falfurrias Police Department said Sunday that an unidentified person killed in a shootout Saturday afternoon opened fire after officers stopped their vehicle with a spike strip.
Weslaco woman dies from injuries in fatal auto-pedestrian crash
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred around 5:30 a.m. in Progresso.
Arrest made in speed boat smuggling case near Mission
A man who authorities say used a speed boat to smuggle people into the country illegally, crossing them through the Rio Grande near Mission, was arrested by border agents Sunday.
2 dead, multiple injuries in crash following Border Patrol chase
State authorities released the identity of one of two individuals killed in a single-vehicle crash near Edinburg late Friday night which, according to sheriff’s deputies, began as a Border Patrol pursuit.
Harlingen man killed on Primera road
PRIMERA — State troopers are investigating a case in which a 26-year-old Harlingen man was killed after he failed to yield to an oncoming...
18-year-old killed in single-vehicle rollover
NEAR SAN CARLOS — Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed an 18-year-old driver.
Troopers said in a news...
Mission man arrested after striking DPS unit also faces drug charges
A Mission man was arrested Wednesday night after he crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety patrol unit and fled the scene, authorities...
San Juan man killed in collision Saturday evening
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a two-vehicle crash that left one San Juan resident dead Saturday night.
Authorities responded to the incident...
Fall trial date eyed for man accused of killing DPS trooper
The judge overseeing the death penalty trial for a man accused of killing a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper is considering a fall...
Mission pedestrian killed by driver during chase with Border Patrol
The driver of a truck who was allegedly evading U.S. Border Patrol agents hit and killed a pedestrian during a pursuit Tuesday night.
The Texas...