Author: Voxtrend News
BATON ROUGE — On Saturday evening, 30-year-old bicyclist Aaron Augustus Jr. was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash along the Mohican-Prescott Crossover, near Beechwood Drive — a tragedy that has sent shockwaves through his community. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the collision occurred at approximately 9:38 p.m., as Augustus was riding east along the road. Police believe the unknown vehicle involved was also traveling east, a conclusion supported by damage to the rear end of the bicycle. Witnesses say the driver — and a passenger — briefly stopped after the crash, but then fled the scene without…
A 21‑year-old man from Woodstock, identified as Hunter James Alexander Cook, died Sunday after his pickup veered off the road and struck a tree in Tuscaloosa County. According to state troopers, Cook was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle upon impact. The crash occurred near the 20‑mile marker on Alabama State Route 171 — roughly 20 miles north of Northport. The circumstances remain under investigation by troopers with the Highway Patrol Division of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). At this time, no further details have been released. The agency continues to probe the cause…
A harrowing scene unfolded Friday morning when 68‑year-old Morrine Cox failed to stop at the intersection of U.S. 431 and Cleaton Road in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky — sending their vehicle into the path of two oncoming vehicles and triggering a fatal three‑car crash that claimed the lives of Cox and a passenger. According to officials from Kentucky State Police Post 2, first responders were dispatched around 11:15 a.m. to the area near the 15‑mile marker on US‑431 north. Preliminary investigations show that one vehicle was traveling north on US‑431, while a semi-truck was moving south. As traffic flowed they say Cox’s…
Just before dawn Sunday, a tragic head‑on crash on State Highway 302 near FM 181 in Ector County claimed the lives of two men and left three others fighting for their lives. The collision occurred around 4:45 a.m., when a 2014 Ford F‑150 reportedly traveled the wrong way — westbound in the eastbound lanes — and smashed into an eastbound 2017 Hyundai Elantra. The impact was brutal. Two passengers in the Hyundai — identified as 25‑year-old Sebastian Trevino and 26‑year-old Juan Guerrero — were pronounced dead at the scene. Meanwhile, the driver of the Hyundai, who was wearing a seatbelt,…
OKLAHOMA CITY — A gunshot rang out in the still of the night at the Brookwood Village Apartments near Southwest 89th Street and Western Avenue, and by 1:30 a.m. local police had discovered a man fatally shot inside an apartment. Officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD) responded after a 911 call reporting gunfire. On entering the unit, they found the victim dead. So far, officers have not disclosed the man’s identity, though early witness accounts suggest several people fled the scene shortly after the shots rang out. Witnesses described a chaotic and terrifying moment: several individuals running from the…
The woman found unresponsive Friday evening following a shooting and crash on Worth Street has died, police said — the victim, identified as Angela Taylor, succumbed to blunt force trauma sustained in the crash, not from gunfire. At about 4:45 p.m. on December 5, officers from the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) responded to reports of a shooting near West Oldham Avenue and Worth Street in North Knoxville. When they arrived, they discovered a vehicle had veered down an embankment. Inside were two women — one shot, the other unresponsive and slumped, later identified as Angela Taylor. Both were rushed to UT…
A shocking early‑morning crash on Sunday left a 37‑year-old man dead along the eastbound ramp to Interstate 70 (I‑70) near Bermuda Drive in North County, St. Louis — a moment that turned a minor roadside accident into heartbreaking tragedy. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the sequence began when the man’s vehicle was involved in a minor crash on the ramp, prompting him to step out to inspect the damage. No one was injured in that initial incident, but seconds later — while he was standing in lane one — an eastbound 2013 Mercedes‑Benz E350 driven by a 24‑year-old male…
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A 25‑year-old man shot during a road‑rage incident along Augusta Road has died, county officials confirmed Sunday, enveloping his community in grief and raising renewed calls for justice. On Wednesday afternoon, emergency crews were dispatched to Augusta Road after a passerby reported what looked like a possible car crash. But when first responders arrived, they found not a wreck — but a man slumped behind the wheel, suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The injured man was rushed to Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. There, on Sunday at 12:40 a.m., the Greenville County Coroner’s…
A father of seven from Clarksville, Tennessee, was among two victims tragically shot and killed in a late-night domestic violence incident in Birmingham, Alabama. The shooting, which occurred inside a Birmingham apartment, has left a family grieving as they struggle to understand the events that led to the loss of two beloved members. Sonny Arrington, 43, and Carlton Rufus Allen, 76, were fatally shot late Saturday evening in what authorities are calling a senseless act of violence. The pair were part of a large, close-knit family who had gathered at the Tuxedo Terrace apartment complex following the funeral of 29-year-old…
A 40‑year-old woman, identified as Amanda Leigh Snow of Gardendale, was discovered dead Saturday inside her cell at the downtown Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham. The grim finding has sent ripples through the community — and raised fresh questions about jail oversight and inmate safety. Snow was found unresponsive at about 3:30 p.m. in a two-person cell, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. She was pronounced dead at 4:04 p.m. that same day. At this point, authorities say there is no evidence of trauma or foul play. Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates confirmed that nothing about the scene suggested violence or external harm. Snow…