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Two suspects were arrested in a fatal traffic accident at 3200 Telephone Road, Houston, TX that occurred in the evening early in October. After an off-duty Houston police officer witnessed two men assaulting a male behind a restaurant on the Gulf Freeway service road, the officer followed them at a safe distance and advised a dispatcher of the suspects’ location. An HPD Helicopter then followed the suspects and provided dispatcher with location changes. The suspects reached 610 and Telephone Road,…

The driver of a white Toyota Camry was allegedly tailgating another vehicle as he traveled south on North Eldridge Parkway in early October. When the driver of the other vehicle pulled into another lane to allow the Camry to pass, the Toyota crossed into oncoming traffic and sideswiped a gold Toyota Avalon. The Toyota failed to stop, instead continuing south in the northbound lanes of North Eldridge, later colliding with a Toyota Corolla. A male and female in the Corolla…

In an ironic tragedy, Australian Matthew Appleby drowned on the day he was to take his exam to earn his lifesaving medallion. Gosford, Australia officials announced the tragic coincidence after Appleby, 16, was found on Forresters Beach two weeks after he was reported missing. Reports say the preliminary finding was that his death was caused by drowning. Appleby’s school backpack and shoes were found on the beach during an extensive search of nearby beaches and coastal trails where Matthew was…

Houston police are investigating a fatal single-car traffic accident in which a woman, 47, was driving a red Chevrolet Suburban northbound on Bingle when she failed to maintain a single lane and struck a light pole and then a tree. The female victim was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her identity is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. The accident was discovered by a friend who had been…

A 29-year-old male was driving his black Ford Explorer westbound on Highway 225 when he lost control of the vehicle and rolled it over several times, killing himself. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. The identity of the male victim, 29, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Houston police are continuing the investigation, which occurred mid-October. The circumstances surrounding any traffic death can be mired in…