Vehicle accidents

Boy airlifted to Lubbock

Remains in critical condition

BY JON VANDERLAAN

The 9-year-old boy who was involved in a bicycle/vehicle accident Tuesday was airlifted to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock where he remained in critical condition. Tyler Palmour, a Burnet Elementary student, was riding his bicycle northbound in...... Full story

Driver dead after Sunday rollover

ODESSA AMERICAN

A 31-year-old Odessa man died Tuesday morning from injuries he suffered Sunday in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Interstate 20. Alejandro Pedro Torres was pronounced dead at Medical Center Hospital Tuesday, a news release from the Odessa Police...... Full story

Portable pole in use after accident

Replacement could cost $15,000

BY NATHANIEL MILLER

The City of Odessa is now using a temporary solution after a two-vehicle Monday accident knocked out the traffic pole directing southbound traffic at the intersection of East University Boulevard and East Loop 338. Borrowing a portable traffic pole...... Full story

Chelbee Davis, 21, talks to emergency personnel at the scene of an accident Tuesday that sent 9-year-old Tyler Palmour to the hospital with serious injuries. Cpl. Sherrie Carruth said Palmour was traveling north on his bike on Laurel Avenue on the wrong side of the road and collided with a 2001 Ford Focus driven by Davis traveling east on Boulder Avenue. Davis was traveling with her young daughter, and the two were not harmed. Carruth added that there are no pending charges.

Boy transported after accident

ODESSA AMERICAN

A 9-year-old boy was transported to Medical Center Hospital Tuesday afternoon with serious injuries after he rode his bike in front of a vehicle and was struck by a car, law enforcement officials said. Tyler Palmour was riding his bike northbound...... Full story

Driver in Sunday rollover dies at hospital

ODESSA AMERICAN

A 31-year-old Odessa man died Tuesday morning from injuries he suffered Sunday in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Interstate 20. Alejandro Pedro Torres was pronounced at Medical Center Hospital Tuesday, a news release from the Odessa Police...... Full story

Eugene Byrd, 79, walks away with his wife, Glenda Byrd, from his car after speaking to Odessa Police who were investigating the accident involving his vehicle and an Aries Well Services truck Monday at the intersection of East University Boulevard and Loop 338. Officer William Gaut said three people riding in the Aries Well Services truck were transported to Medical Center Hospital. Eugene Byrd said he was sore in his chest but fine. Glenda Byrd was not present during the wreck.

Three transported after collision

BY NATHANIEL MILLER

A two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon caused three people to be transported to the hospital, shut down southbound traffic on a major Odessa intersection and ultimately saw a traffic light come crashing down. Little was known about the cause of...... Full story

Man transported after one-vehicle rollover

ODESSA AMERICAN

A man was transported in critical condition following a one-vehicle rollover at about 5:20 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Interstate 20 and Grandview Avenue. The vehicle, which appeared to be a white Chevrolet Tahoe, was traveling east on I-20...... Full story

Department of Public Safety Troopers investigate a wreck involving a tanker truck and a black Dodge Charger Thursday morning on West Murphy Street at the I-20 overpass. Drivers of both vehicles were transported in serious condition to Medical Center Hospital.

Two transported after 18-wheeler goes airborne

BY NATHANIEL MILLER

Two men were transported to Medical Center Hospital after an 18-wheeler went airborne off Interstate 20 and landed on the road below the overpass early Thursday morning. Keith Aaron Davis, the driver of the 18-wheeler was listed in...... Full story

About 500 Run For the Wall riders roared into Odessa Friday to stop for dinner at Ray's Equipment and spend the night in town on their journey from California to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the ride is to promote healing for veterans and their supporters, and the riders make stops at VA hospitals, schools and memorials along the way.

Run for the Wall comes to town

PHOTO BY HEATHER LEIPHART

About 500 Run for the Wall riders roared Friday into Odessa to stop for dinner at Ray's Equipment and spend the night in town on their journey from California to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the ride is to promote healing...... Full story

[BBN] Man indicted in traffic deaths of Marfa, Fort Davis cousins

BY ROBERT HALPERN

MIDLAND An Oklahoma man has been indicted on two felony manslaughter counts in connection with the November 2011 Midland County traffic deaths of Marfa and Fort Davis cousins. Andrew Jerry Muñiz, 25, of Chickasha, Okla.,...... Full story

Small wreck involving police cruiser

ODESSA AMERICAN

An Odessa peace officer was involved in a confusing wreck Tuesday night, but no one was injured and no citations were listed on the traffic accident report. A 2011 Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser driven by 24-year-old Saulo Alejandro Bravo was...... Full story

Fatal accident in Andrews

ODESSA AMERICAN

A 31-year-old Andrews man was killed in a two vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon about 10 miles south of Andrews. A Department of Public Safety preliminary accident report by trooper Ricka McKee stated that a 2003 International truck tractor pulling a...... Full story

Community supports families of teens

BY GABRIELLA LOPEZ

As family and friends cope with the shock and grief of losing four teens in a car accident Friday, the Odessa community is coming together to support them. “Overall the response has been great,” Compassionate Friends of West...... Full story

TxDOT: Fatal accident south of Andrews

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4:36 p.m. A pickup and a tractor trailer have collided in the northbound lanes of Highway 385 approximately 10 miles south of Andrews. There are reports of one death in the accident. Northbound 385 is closed at the moment. As soon as DPS will let...... Full story

Family and friends mourn the loss of four teens

BY CAYLOR BALLINGER & GABRIELLA LOPEZ

The day after Mother’s Day, Priscilla Nabarette did something no mother should have to do: start funeral arrangements for her daughter. “She was a great daughter,” Nabarette said. Three other families and countless friends are...... Full story