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Gary Higginbotham died Sunday evening in Jack County. The 82-year-old man from Mineral Wells rode his motorcycle into a deadly crash. It happened at the intersection of U.S. Highway 380 and U.S. Highway 281.

He was heading west on U.S. 380 around 6 p.m. on October 11. His bike was a 1999 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic. A 2021 Nissan Xterra was going north on U.S. 281 at the same time.

The motorcycle entered U.S. 281 without yielding the right-of-way. The SUV hit the motorcycle hard. Higginbotham was pronounced dead right there at the scene from the injuries.

He had a helmet on during the ride. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Katrina Johnson shared the early findings. The crash is still under full investigation by the department.

This took place south of Jacksboro. Jack County sits northwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth area in North Texas. The roads meet in a spot that sees regular traffic.

Friends and family in Mineral Wells now face the loss of an 82-year-old man who was out on his Harley that evening. The facts point to a failure to yield as the key factor in the collision.

Troopers continue looking into every detail of how the two vehicles came together. No other injuries were reported from the crash itself.

The call came in for a vehicle and grass fire in the 13000 block of Wood Road in Holland. Rick Joseph Fuentes, 26, from Cameron, climbed into the Buckholts Fire Department truck and headed that way. Somewhere near the 7300 block of FM 437 the truck left the pavement and rolled. Texas DPS troopers arrived to find him dead at the scene. Justice of the Peace Greg Hoelscher made the official call.

It was a single-vehicle crash on a Sunday afternoon. The truck was a 1991 model. No other vehicles were involved. Rick was alone in the cab driving toward the smoke. The fire on Wood Road still needed attention while the department lost one of its members on the way there.

Central Texas fire departments run on volunteers like Rick. They leave work or home the moment the pager hits. Most of the time they make it to the scene, knock down the fire, and head back. This time the road claimed him before he ever reached the grass and the burning vehicle.

The Buckholts crew feels it hard. They train together and ride together. Losing a 26-year-old on a response hits different. Family in Cameron now faces the quiet that follows a sudden death. Friends will keep the stories about the times he answered the tones.

DPS says the crash is still under investigation. Troopers measured the marks on the road and looked over the truck. Next of kin already know. The rest of the community learned the news through the usual channels that move fast in small Texas towns.

Every firefighter knows the truck can become the danger. Roads around Holland and Buckholts see their share of farm traffic and open stretches. Rick drove that route answering the call. The rollover ended the run.

Rick Joseph Fuentes died doing the job he signed up for. The department will answer the next alarm without him. The stretch of FM 437 stays open. The memory of the young firefighter from Cameron stays with the people who worked beside him.

Rick Joseph Fuentes was just 26 when his fire truck left the road and flipped on FM 437 near Holland. He lived in Cameron and served with the Buckholts Fire Department. On Sunday afternoon he headed out to a vehicle fire mixed with a grass fire over on Wood Road. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the 1991 truck he drove rolled over in the 7300 block. Troopers found him with fatal injuries. Justice of the Peace Greg Hoelscher pronounced him dead right there at the scene.

Folks around Central Texas know how these calls go. A volunteer grabs the keys and drives toward the smoke while everybody else stays clear. Rick did that same thing. The truck stayed on the pavement for a stretch then veered off. Investigators are still looking into what made it leave the roadway. The scene stayed active for a while after the crash.

His family got the news that afternoon. A 26-year-old man who spent his time answering fire calls is gone. Friends in Cameron and the surrounding towns remember the guy who showed up when the tones dropped. The Buckholts crew lost one of their own on a routine run that turned bad fast.

Firefighters understand the risks better than most. They leave home knowing the next call could put them in a ditch or worse. Rick’s truck never made it to the fire on Wood Road. The grass and the vehicle kept burning while he lay in the wreckage. DPS troopers worked the scene and notified next of kin.

People who knew him talk about the quiet way he handled the job. No big speeches. Just another young guy in the department who climbed into the cab when the pager went off. Cameron is a small place. Word spreads quick when one of the local firefighters does not come back.

The department will keep running calls. Other members will climb into other trucks. They will think about Rick every time the tones sound for a grass fire or a vehicle fire. That is how it works in these volunteer outfits across Texas.

Rick Joseph Fuentes left a hole in the Buckholts Fire Department and in the lives of the people who cared about him. The investigation continues. The road where the truck rolled remains the same stretch of FM 437 that local drivers use every day.

Marterius McShane faces a murder warrant after police say he shot two brothers at Kabuki restaurant in Horn Lake, Mississippi. The shooting started around 8:35 p.m. Sunday at 749 Goodman Road. Officers found 24-year-old Justin Conrad down with several bullet wounds.

Justin died later at Baptist DeSoto Hospital. His twin brother Jaelind, also 24, took a single shot to the abdomen. Jaelind reached Baptist East in Memphis first, then moved to Regional One Health. He remains stable.

McShane, 25, left the restaurant after the shooting. An unknown person in the parking lot fired and hit him in the leg. McShane made it to Regional One for treatment.

Witnesses and video pointed police to McShane as the one who shot both Conrads. He is held at the hospital on the murder warrant until he can be moved to custody.

The unknown shooter who hit McShane is still free. Investigators keep working that angle hard.

Justin’s death leaves his family with a permanent hole. Jaelind faces both healing his body and living without his twin.

Anyone with details should call Horn Lake police at 662-393-6174. The probe continues.

Justin Conrad died Sunday night after someone shot him multiple times inside Kabuki restaurant in Horn Lake, Mississippi. Police got the call about shots fired around 8:35 p.m. at 749 Goodman Road. When they showed up, Justin was already unresponsive.

Paramedics took the 24-year-old to Baptist DeSoto Hospital. Doctors there could not save him. He was pronounced dead from the gunshot wounds.

His twin brother Jaelind Conrad also got hit. Jaelind showed up at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis with a bullet wound in his abdomen. Staff moved him to Regional One Health for better care. He is listed in stable condition.

Police say 25-year-old Marterius McShane fired the shots that hit both brothers. McShane then tried to leave the parking lot. Somebody else shot him in the leg as he ran. That person has not been named yet.

McShane went to Regional One with his leg wound. Horn Lake police got a murder warrant for him in Justin’s death. He stays at the hospital under watch until doctors clear him for jail.

The twins were just 24. They grew up side by side. Now one is gone and the other is recovering from a gut shot while dealing with the loss of his brother.

Horn Lake police still dig for more answers. They want anyone who saw what happened to call 662-393-6174. The case stays open while they look for the unknown shooter in the parking lot.

Cameron Gabriel Kemp chose to run late Saturday night on Interstate 20 in DeKalb County. The 33-year-old from Covington paid for it with his life and took a seven-month-old girl with him. What began as a traffic stop turned into a deadly pileup involving ten vehicles.

A Georgia State Patrol trooper clocked Kemp’s Audi at roughly 110 mph in a 60 mph stretch around 11:59 p.m. The car rolled without headlights and cut through traffic in a reckless weave. Lights came on for a stop. Kemp touched the shoulder, then punched it and fled east.

He stayed on the interstate, ducked off at Candler Road, and climbed back on. At the Wesley Chapel Road exit the Audi spun out of control. It slammed a guardrail and tore into other cars. The mess left ten vehicles damaged.

Troopers on scene jumped straight into medical aid. Three infants rode in one of the cars that got hit. All three headed to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Kalayia Tolbert, seven months old, died from her injuries. Kemp reached Grady Memorial Hospital and died there as well.

Investigators dug into Kemp’s record fast. He drove on a suspended license. Two warrants sat open against him, one for a probation violation and another for failing to show up in court. He had already served time with the Georgia Department of Corrections on an aggravated battery charge.

The Department of Public Safety stood by the trooper’s call to stop a car that dangerous. They also faced the plain fact that pursuits can cost innocent lives. Their statement put it plain: the loss of a child stays a tragedy no matter the reason for the stop.

The specialized collision reconstruction team keeps working the scene. No word has come out yet on how the other two infants are doing or what other injuries people carried away. Condolences went out to Kalayia’s family and to every motorist, family, and first responder caught in the crash.

Kalayia Tolbert was just seven months old when her life ended early Sunday on Interstate 20 in DeKalb County. She sat in a car with two other babies when a fleeing driver smashed into multiple vehicles around her. The crash left ten cars tangled and two people dead.

It started late Saturday near 11:59 p.m. A Georgia State Patrol trooper saw an Audi sedan flying eastbound at about 110 mph in a 60 mph zone. The car had no headlights on and weaved hard through traffic. The trooper flipped on his lights to pull the driver over. The Audi eased onto the shoulder for a second, then took off again.

Cameron Gabriel Kemp, 33, from Covington, kept speeding east. He got off at Candler Road, then jumped back on I-20. At the Wesley Chapel Road exit he lost control. The Audi hit a guardrail and plowed into other cars. Ten vehicles ended up in the wreck.

Troopers rushed in and started helping the hurt right away. Three infants from one of the hit cars went to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Kalayia did not make it. Kemp went to Grady Memorial Hospital and died there too from his injuries.

Later checks showed Kemp drove with a suspended license. He also had two active warrants, one for a probation violation and one for skipping court. He had done time before with the Georgia Department of Corrections for aggravated battery.

The Georgia Department of Public Safety said the trooper had to act because of the extreme speed and no lights in traffic. At the same time the agency noted how hard it hits when a chase ends with an innocent child gone. “No traffic violation, attempted arrest, or enforcement action diminishes the tragedy of a child losing her life,” they said.

A specialized collision team is still looking into every detail of the crash. The other two babies’ conditions and any other injuries stay under wraps for now. Officials sent their thoughts to Kalayia’s family and everyone else pulled into the wreck that night.

Police in Athens want Kendrick Faust bad. He is 24 and from right here. They say he shot and killed a man early this morning. A reward of up to $1,000 sits waiting for anyone who helps lock him up.

It started on the 150 block of Thumpa Avenue. The call came in at 12:06 a.m. Somebody reported a man who had been shot. Officers rolled up quick and found Tre Foster on the ground.

Foster was 33 and lived in Athens too. He took a bullet and did not make it. Medics got him to the hospital but he passed from the wound.

Investigators put Faust’s name on the case fast. They say he is the one who pulled the trigger. Now every cop in the area is watching for him.

Crime Stoppers stepped up with the cash offer. Up to a thousand bucks for solid info that gets Faust found and arrested. That money talks around here.

Call Detective Johnson if you know anything. Dial 762-400-7060 and spill what you saw or heard. No need to make it fancy.

The search is still on. Faust has not turned up yet. People in the neighborhood keep their eyes open and their mouths ready to talk.

Tre Foster got shot early this morning in Athens. He was 33 and lived right here in town. Police showed up at the 150 block of Thumpa Avenue just after midnight. It was 12:06 a.m. when the call came in about a man down with a gunshot wound.

Officers found Foster hurt bad. They got him help fast but it was too late. He died from the shooting. Folks in the neighborhood woke up to sirens and flashing lights all over the street.

Police say Kendrick Faust did it. Faust is 24 and also from Athens. They named him the suspect in Foster’s killing right away. Now they are out looking for him hard.

Crime Stoppers put up some money to help. They offer up to $1,000 for any tip that leads to Faust’s spot and his arrest. That kind of cash can get people talking in this town.

Anyone who saw something or knows where Faust is hiding should call Detective Johnson. The number is 762-400-7060. Keep it simple and just share what you know.

This shooting hit close for a lot of people. Foster was one of their own. Now the streets feel a little quieter while the search goes on.

Police keep working the case. They want Faust in custody soon. Tips keep coming in and every one counts.

A car hit two Modesto High students in a crosswalk Friday night. One of them was 15-year-old Nicole Cotzojay. She had blown out her birthday candles only a week before.

The crash took place on the 1100 block of Coffee Road right before 9 p.m. on October 9. Nicole and another girl were walking to the football game at Downey High School. The driver was heading south and struck them both in the crosswalk.

Nicole survived the first impact. Doctors worked on her at the hospital. By Saturday the family posted that she had died. The update came through their GoFundMe.

The driver did not leave. Police say he is cooperating fully. Tests showed no alcohol or drugs in his system. That does not make the outcome any easier for the families.

People in Modesto keep saying the same thing. Drivers these days get impatient. They hit the gas for no real reason. A dark stretch of road and a crosswalk at night can turn bad fast if someone is not paying attention.

Nicole’s family is left with the memory of that recent birthday party. Cake. Friends. Laughs. Then this. The other family is hurting too.

Simple facts remain. Two kids in a crosswalk. One car. One week after a girl turned 15. That is the whole hard story.