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Man arrested with 48 baggies of marijuana
Staff reports
The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended a male individual with 48 small bags of marijuana ready for distribution, and $228 in cash on Friday January 5.
Six people involved in motor vehicle accident
Jose G. Landa
Staff Writer
The Maverick County Sheriff Department and Eagle Pass Fire Department responded to yet another motor vehicle accident on Tuesday, December 26, involving a late model white Dodge Nitro and green Chevrolet Silverado.
Three killed, two injured in head-on collision on HWY 481
Three people have died and two were injured in a head-on collision on Hwy 481 on Tuesday, December 25 at approximately 11:50 a.m. on the Old Uvalde Road approximately 25 miles southeast of Uvalde.
DPS reports that a Ford Expedition occupied by a driver and three passengers was traveling north on FM 481. The Ford Expedition struck a wild hog on the roadway, and entered the southbound lane of travel and struck a 2011 Mercedes GK3 headon.
The Maverick County Sheriff Department and Eagle Pass Fire Department responded to the emergency call and upon arrival both agencies found the two vehicles completely engulfed in flames. The Eagle Pass Fire Department rescue unit extracted the five individuals that were involved from within the motor vehicles and transferred them to Uvalde Memorial Hospital.
Ruby Garza, 51, driver of the Ford Expedition and a resident of Uvalde, was pronounced dead on the scene. Julia Vasquez, 51, a passenger in the Ford Expedition and a resident of Uvalde was pronounced dead at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Antonio Cordova, 27, driver of the Mercedes and a resident of Eagle Pass was pronounced dead at the scene.
DPS Troopers are still investigating at this time.
3 muertos en trágico accidente
Staff reports
Tres personas murieron y dos resultaron heridas en un choque de frente en la carretera Hwy 481 el martes 25 de diciembre aproximadamente a las 11:50 a.m. en la calle Old Uvalde Road, a 40 km al sureste de Uvalde.
DPS informa que una Ford Expedition ocupada por la conductora y tres pasajeros viajaba hacia el norte por la FM 481. La Ford Expedition golpeó un cerdo salvaje en la carretera, y entró en el otro carril hacia el sur y chocó contra un Mercedes GK3 2011.
El Departamento de Sheriff del Condado de Maverick y el Departamento de Bomberos de Eagle Pass respondieron a la llamada de emergencia y al llegar ambas agencias encontraron los dos vehículos completamente envueltos en llamas. La unidad de rescate del Departamento de Bomberos de Eagle Pass saco a las cinco personas involucradas desde dentro de los vehículos y fueron transferidos al Hospital de Uvalde Memorial.
Ruby Garza, de 51 años, conductora de Ford Expedition y residente de Uvalde, fue declarada muerta en la escena.
Julia Vasquez, de 51 años, pasajera en el Ford Expedition y residente de Uvalde, fue declarada muerta en el Hospital Uvalde Memorial.
Antonio Córdova, de 27 años, conductor del Mercedes y residente de Eagle Pass, fue declarado muerto en la escena.
DPS Troopers todavía están investigando los detalles de el accidente.
Body of undocumented 19-year-old found in river
The lifeless body of a man was pulled from
EPISD bus crashes on High Noon Road; 2 students taken to hospital
The Maverick County Sheriff Department responded to a motor vehicle accident at approximately 4:30pm in the south side of the county.
One man in custody in shooting on El Indio Hwy
Staff reports
The Maverick County Sheriff Department responded to a shooting at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Car accident claims one near El Indio
Friday, July 29, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Maverick County Sheriff’s Deputies received a call in reference to a reckless driver on FM 221 near Rosita Valley.
“Our deputies went out there searching for the vehicle and approximately several minutes later we received another call in reference to an accident at Cinco Ranch near El Indio, Texas,” said Maverick County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Robert De Leon.
Upon arrival, deputies found the vehicle involved in the accident, which matched the vehicle description about the reckless driver, empty.
“When they got there they looked at the vehicle and nobody was there,” said De Leon. “Several feet away from the vehicle was a male subject on the ground deceased.”
De Leon said the case is now under investigation by the Department of Public Safety, and that the subject’s name could not yet be released.
Another body was found on Cinco Ranch at approximately 10:00 am Thursday. The body of a male subject, possibly undocumented said De Leon, was discovered in the river by a ranch worker.
The body has not yet been identified.
Muere hombre en accidente cerca de El Indio
Jaclyn Guzmán
Staff Writer
El viernes, 29 de julio alrededor de las 2:00 a.m. Diputados del Sheriff recibieron una llamada en referencia a un conductor imprudente en la carretera FM 221 cerca de Rosita Valley.
“Los diputados investigaron esta área para buscar el vehículo y aproximadamente varios minutos más tarde recibieron otra llamada en referencia a un accidente en Cinco Ranch, cerca de El Indio, Texas", dijo el Jefe de Diputados Robert De León.
A su llegada, los oficiales encontraron el vehículo implicado en el accidente, que coincidía con la descripción del vehículo por el conductor imprudente.
"Cuando llegaron y buscaron en el vehículo no había nadie allí", dijo De León. "Varios pies de distancia del vehículo estaba un sujeto masculino en el suelo muerto."
De León dijo que el caso está ahora bajo investigación por el Departamento de Seguridad Pública, y que el nombre del sujeto aún no podría dar a conocer.
En otro incidente, un cuerpo fue encontrado en el Cinco Ranch aproximadamente a las 10:00 am del jueves.
El cuerpo de un sujeto masculino, posiblemente indocumentado, dijo De León, fue descubierto en el río por un trabajador de rancho.
El cuerpo aún no ha sido identificado.