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35-year-old Marlowe Young apparently tried to swim to shore from a pontoon boat he and three friends had rented from a nearby marina recently when he drowned. He was not wearing a life jacket. Young was the fourth person to drown in the lake this summer, reports say. Reports say his friends tried unsuccessfully to rescue but he dropped below the surface of the water. Divers found Young’s body the next day a short distance from where he was last…

Houston police were continuing their investigation of a fatal traffic accident that occurred in the 9400 block of Westheimer early laps month. The incident occurred when the male driver of a Ford Explorer driving westbound on Westheimer and approaching Westerland suddenly crossed the center median. The Ford then struck a maroon Plymouth Voyager, driven by Yolanda Lopez Martinez, 54, of Houston, head on. The male was transported to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in stable condition with broken bones. According to…

Eight-year-old Jesus Lara noticed a toddler in the water in his Plano apartment and assumed somebody trying to see how long they could go under water without breathing. But then he saw the bubbles stop rising and could immediately tell the toddler was not breathing. Although there were adults around the pool, none were in the water; a party was going on. He took a deep breath, went under water, retrieved him and yelled for his father. The toddler’s skin…

Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in a fatal traffic accident in the 9400 block of Westheimer early last month. The suspect, Miguel A. Zepeta-Rodriguez, 20, is charged with criminally negligent homicide in State District Court, accused in the death of Yolanda Lopez Martinez, 54, of Houston. Zepeta-Rodriguez was driving a gray Ford Explorer westbound on Westheimer and approaching Westerland when his vehicle suddenly crossed the center median. The Ford then struck a maroon Plymouth Voyager, driven by…

Reports say police are investigating the drowning death of an 8-year-old boy at a New Castle County home pool. Reports say Aiysir Bess was riding his bike in the back yard of the house when he crashed and fell into the pool. Bess, who had been visiting from Philadelphia, was pulled from the pool and was receiving CPR from those at the scene when paramedics arrived at the home. Although emergency crews continued the CPR and Bess was rushed to…