kaorder1999
06-14-2004, 04:26 PM
8 people were killed last nigh tin two separate accidents her ein Sulphur Springs. One was an off-duty State Trooper and one was an off-duty Grapevine Firefighter...both of their sons were with them also and they were also killed. The wives of the two men were in a car in front of them.....another family also was killed as well as a driver of a 18-wheeler....here is the link and the story
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/wfaa040614_wz_8dead.25e1b8253.html
Eight people were killed Sunday night in two accidents near Sulphur Springs.
Among the dead: an off-duty Texas Department of Public Safety trooper, an off-duty Grapevine firefighter and their sons.
The accidents happened on Interstate 30 at State Highway 69 on the east side of Sulphur Springs.
DPS spokesman Lt. Ben Valdez said the first accident happened shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday when a driver apparently lost control of a vehicle. Three people—two adults and one teenager—were killed. Three others were hurt in that wreck.
The highway was blocked in both directions as emergency workers cleared the scene, and traffic was diverted to adjoining service roads, Valdez said.
Less than two hours laters, an 18-wheeler crashed into the back of a car that had been slowed by the first accident, causing a five-vehicle chain reaction accident.
Matthew Ringler Five people were killed in that accident, including four in one car: DPS trooper Stanley Avery and his son Jack; and Grapevine firefighter Matthew Ringler, 33, and his son Chance.
Both men are from Sulphur Springs and were returning from a baseball tournament. Their wives were traveling in a separate car at the time of the crash. The boys were in fifth grade.
Ringler, a six-year veteran of the Grapevine Fire Department, had been a member of the water rescue team and also served as an instructor at the Texas A&M fire academy in Commerce.
"The general public's been calling and wishing us well and their prayers are with the family and with us at this point," said Fire Chief David Anderson, his badge covered with black tape as a mark of respect. "This is very difficult to lose two public safety employees in the same week."
Grapevine police Officer Darren Medlin was killed Saturday during a routine traffic stop on Highway 121 in Euless.
Other victims of the Sulphur Springs crash involving the public safety officers included the driver of the truck, identified as William Ledford, 56.
Three family members from Sulphur Springs died in the initial crash. They were identified as Delfino Bautista, 46; his wife Hortencia Bautista, 39; and an unidentified teenage girl, Valdez said.
Three children in the vehicle were taken to Dallas area hospitals, but their injuries are not considered life threatening, Valdez said.
Both crashes were under investigation. "We know what happened here and we have the basic details," Valdez said. "We just have to get all the other questions answered as well."
Sulphur Springs is about 70 miles northeast of Dallas.
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/wfaa040614_wz_8dead.25e1b8253.html
Eight people were killed Sunday night in two accidents near Sulphur Springs.
Among the dead: an off-duty Texas Department of Public Safety trooper, an off-duty Grapevine firefighter and their sons.
The accidents happened on Interstate 30 at State Highway 69 on the east side of Sulphur Springs.
DPS spokesman Lt. Ben Valdez said the first accident happened shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday when a driver apparently lost control of a vehicle. Three people—two adults and one teenager—were killed. Three others were hurt in that wreck.
The highway was blocked in both directions as emergency workers cleared the scene, and traffic was diverted to adjoining service roads, Valdez said.
Less than two hours laters, an 18-wheeler crashed into the back of a car that had been slowed by the first accident, causing a five-vehicle chain reaction accident.
Matthew Ringler Five people were killed in that accident, including four in one car: DPS trooper Stanley Avery and his son Jack; and Grapevine firefighter Matthew Ringler, 33, and his son Chance.
Both men are from Sulphur Springs and were returning from a baseball tournament. Their wives were traveling in a separate car at the time of the crash. The boys were in fifth grade.
Ringler, a six-year veteran of the Grapevine Fire Department, had been a member of the water rescue team and also served as an instructor at the Texas A&M fire academy in Commerce.
"The general public's been calling and wishing us well and their prayers are with the family and with us at this point," said Fire Chief David Anderson, his badge covered with black tape as a mark of respect. "This is very difficult to lose two public safety employees in the same week."
Grapevine police Officer Darren Medlin was killed Saturday during a routine traffic stop on Highway 121 in Euless.
Other victims of the Sulphur Springs crash involving the public safety officers included the driver of the truck, identified as William Ledford, 56.
Three family members from Sulphur Springs died in the initial crash. They were identified as Delfino Bautista, 46; his wife Hortencia Bautista, 39; and an unidentified teenage girl, Valdez said.
Three children in the vehicle were taken to Dallas area hospitals, but their injuries are not considered life threatening, Valdez said.
Both crashes were under investigation. "We know what happened here and we have the basic details," Valdez said. "We just have to get all the other questions answered as well."
Sulphur Springs is about 70 miles northeast of Dallas.