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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-05-24 Euless ArticlesATTENTION TCAP MEMBERS, ITTSTHATTIME QFTHE YEAR AGAIN! We are calling on all our members to sibmit applications for our annual Energy Conservation and Energy Leadership Awards. Last year, we had the distinct privilege of recognizing the City of Euless and its efforts to reduce their orgarilzation's energy consumption. They were presented with the Energy Conservation Award at our reception during the TML Conference in Houston. For a chance to have your organization or an individual within your organization leading Energy Consumption efforts recognized, please do one of the following: • MAIL the included application to: TCAP Awards, 15455 Dallas Pkwy Suite 600, Addision,TK, 75001 • SCAN the included application, then email to: msomereve@tcaptx-cam. • FILL OUT THE ONLINE FORMS for the Energy Conservation Award (tcaptx-coml EnConAward) and Energy Leadership Award (tcaptx.com/En.LeadAvvard)_ Gtyof Egress receiving lost yem's Energy Coraservotran Award Woman Killed After Driver Flees Euless Traffic Stop Dashcam video from the officer's patrol unit shows in part what led up to the fatal crash. Published May 11, 2022 • Updated on May 11, 2022 at 9:41 pm Fort Worth Police said a woman was killed Tuesday night after the driver of a different car trying to escape police during a traffic stop in Euless crashed into her. After the suspect's car hit a utility pole, the driver ran from the scene but was captured. Tuesday afternoon Euless Police released an edited portion of the officer's dash camera video showing what led up before the deadly crash, which ended up in Fort Worth. According to Euless Police, an officer on southbound Farm-to-Market Road 157 noticed the driver of a black Ford Focus had two different license plates, one which was expired from 2020 and another that didn't match the vehicle. Police said in a statement Wednesday morning that as the driver turned east on Trinity Boulevard the officer turned on his lights to get the driver to pull over just before midnight. When the driver didn't stop the officer turned on his siren. Instead of pulling over, the driver sped up. Euless Police said in a statement that because the driver of the Focus was believed to have committed only traffic offenses, the officer did not pursue the vehicle any further, and deactivated his lights and siren then slowed down. About a half-mile up the road, the officer reported seeing a bright flash near Trinity Boulevard and Euless South Main Street in the Fort W orth city limits. As the officer approached, he reported the driver of the Focus crashed into a Nissan Versa and a utility pole. Euless Police said the officer reported seeing the driver of the Focus exit the vehicle and try to escape on foot. A male passenger was trapped inside the Focus, police said, and the woman driving the Versa was unresponsive. Innocent Fort Worth driver killed as suspect flees police By Dionne Anglin and Dan Godwin Published May 11, 2022 6:57AM Updated 6:58PM Euless FOX 4 FORT WORTH, Texas - An innocent Fort Worth woman is dead after police say a driver trying to flee from a traffic stop crashed into her. Euless police released dashcam video from Tuesday night showing their officers following the suspects' car. Police say they tried to pull over two men, but they drove off and ran a red light at the intersection of Trinity Boulevard and Euless South Main Street in Fort Worth. The victim they hit was a woman in her 20s and died at the scene. With lights and sirens on, the Euless officer tried to pull over the black Ford Focus. The department says he observed its front and back license plates were not the same. One did not belong on the car, and the other was expired. However, just seconds later, the officer abandoned the pursuit. "After a few moments, it appeared the vehicle was speeding up," explained Euless Police Capt. Brenda Alvarado. "And the officer knew he only had traffic violations, so he made a decision not to continue." The dashcam video shows the moment the officer disengaged and pulled back. The Ford Focus kept traveling at a high rate of speed. The officer’s camera recorded a large flash when the driver hit a transformer and also struck a 27-year-old woman in another vehicle. She was killed upon impact. One of her relatives tells FOX 4 that she was a bright, young woman who had just completed a doctorate degree in occupational therapy. "It’s an extremely tragic incident that this driver’s action has cost someone else their life," Alvarado said. Police say the criminal driver got out and tried to run. He was quickly captured. A passenger in that vehicle who was trapped inside is also in custody. The location of the crash happened in Fort Worth, which means Fort Worth PD is handling the main investigation. Wo man killed by driver who was eluding officer, Fort Worth police say Author: WFAA Staff Published: 6:50 AM CDT May 11, 2022 Updated: 1:04 PM CDT May 11, 2022 FORT WORTH, Texas — A woman died after a driver who was eluding police crashed into her vehicle in Fort Worth late Tuesday night, officials said. The crash happened shortly before midnight at the intersection of Trinity Boulevard and South Main Street, just south of Euless in far northeast Fort Worth. Euless officers had tried to pull over a Ford Focus with expired plates, but the driver "began to quickly accelerate to evade the officer," according to a police news release. The officer chose not to chase the vehicle "due to the vehicle committing only traffic offenses," the release said. The car kept heading east on Trinity Boulevard for about a half-mile when the officer saw "bright flash of light" at the intersection of Trinity and South Main. When the officer drove up to the intersection, he saw the suspect had crashed into another car. The suspect left the scene on foot, while another man was still trapped in his vehicle, police said. The driver of the other vehicle, a woman, was unresponsive. MedStar responded and the woman was pronounced dead. Her name has not been released. The name of the suspect has not been released. While he initially fled the scene, police said he was taken into custody on a charge of evading arrest. Irish woman tragically killed in Texas car crash Melissa Mapa, a native of South Dublin who moved to the US to study at the University of Texas in Arlington, died in a collision in Euless, Fort Worth, Texas on May 10. IrishCentral Staff @IrishCentral May 16, 2022 An Irish woman was tragically killed in Texas last week after a driver crashed into her car while attempting to evade a traffic stop. Melissa Mapa, who grew up in South Dublin before moving to the US to study at the University of Texas in Arlington, died in a collision in Euless, Fort Worth on Tuesday, May 10 at approximately 11:55 pm. Mapa's friends in Ireland confirmed to IrishCentral that she was killed in the tragic accident. According to Fort Worth Police, a Euless police officer attempted to stop the driver of a black Ford Focus vehicle who was driving with two different license plates, one of which had expired. The officer turned on his lights and siren to initiate a traffic stop, but instead of pulling over, the driver sped up and subsequently collided with a passenger vehicle traveling in the opposite direction, Fort Worth Police said in a press release. Mapa suffered serious injuries in the collision and was unresponsive. She died shortly afterward. Marcus Dunson, who heard the crash, told local news outlet 5NBC that he witnessed a police officer check Mapa's pulse and shake his head. "He reached in to feel the lady's pulse and shook his head and I'm assuming she's gone," Dunson told 5NBC. The suspect got out of his car following the collision and attempted to flee the scene, but officers were able to apprehend him nearby, police said in a statement. A passenger was also trapped in the front seat of the suspect's car following the collision. His condition remains unknown. The suspect, whose identity has not been released, was arrested for evading arrest in Euless and may face further charges. The Fort Worth Police Department Traffic Investigation Unit is currently investigating the fatal collision. Innocent Driver Killed in High-Speed Police Pursuit BY LEE BULLEN, ZENGER NEWS ON 5/16/22 AT 3:46 PM EDT A female driver died when a motorist fleeing the police crashed into her car even though cops had already given up the high-speed chase. The fatal crash took place in the city limits of Fort Worth, Texas, on May 10. An officer attempted to stop a car when its license plates did not match, but within seconds the vehicle was fleeing at high speed. Officers quickly gave up the chase as the driver had committed only driving offenses, but he kept going at a high speed and crashed into a Nissan Versa, killing the female driver, officers revealed. Euless City Police Department (ECPD) said in a statement on Wednesday: "On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at approximately 11:53 p.m., an officer with the Euless Police Department observed a black Ford Focus traveling southbound on FM 157 in Euless. "The vehicle displayed two different license plates. The front license plate did not return to the vehicle. The rear license plate showed to be expired September 2020. "The officer initiated a traffic stop with emergency lights as the vehicle began to travel east on Trinity Blvd from FM 157. He activated his siren when the vehicle failed to yield. "The vehicle began to quickly accelerate to evade the officer. Due to the vehicle committing only traffic offenses, the officer did not pursue the vehicle. He deactivated his emergency lights and siren and reduced his speed." However, the driver of the Ford Focus continued east at a high speed. The police said: "Approximately a half mile east from where the vehicle fled, the officer observed a bright flash of light at Trinity Blvd and Euless South Main Street in the city limits of Fort Worth." The officer reported that the Focus driver had crashed into a Nissan Versa and a utility pole just up the road. The officer witnessed the suspect fleeing on foot before coming across a male passenger trapped in the Focus. ECPD said: "As the officer approached the intersection, he observed the suspect vehicle had crashed. He saw the driver exit the driver's side of the vehicle and flee southbound. "There was a male passenger found still trapped inside the suspect vehicle. The officer then observed another vehicle, a white Nissan Versa, had been struck by the suspect vehicle. "The officer approached the Nissan Versa and observed a female driver who was unresponsive. "Additional Euless officers arrived on scene and began life-saving efforts until Medstar arrived to provide medical aid." The police said they promptly detained the Focus driver, adding that the woman, reportedly in her 20s, died of her injuries and that they are "investigating the fatality accident." MAY 17, 2022 BY MARLEE MCCORMICK DEATH PENALTY WILL BE SOUGHT IN NTX DISMEMBERED BODY CASE (Fort Worth, TX) — North Texas prosecutors are planning to seek the death penalty for a suspect in multiple murders. Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson says it’s appropriate to seek the ultimate punishment against Jason Thornburg because he’s “the worst of the worst criminals.” The 41-year-old Thornburg is accused of killing three people in a Euless motel as a human sacrifice before setting their bodies on fire in a Fort Worth dumpster last fall. He’s also charged in the death of his roommate and suspected in the death of his ex-girlfriend in Arizona. A mental evaluation has been ordered.