Laredo, TX: In light of the imminent landfall of Hurricane Ike this weekend, many residents of the Texas Coast are evacuating to communities further inland. The City of Laredo is one such community that will be a host to those seeking emergency shelter from the storm.
Effective as of 8 P.M. tonight, the City will open the Cigarroa Recreation Center located at 2201 Zacatecas St and will be available to shelter out-of-town evacuees.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Auto Cycle accident and shootings mar weekend
Fire crews responded to two shootings and one autocyclist accident claiing a fatality this weekend.
The first incident was a shooting that occured on Ramirez Dr. Laredo Fire paramedics responded to a shooting where a male subject was shot in the lower extremity. The subject was in his early forties. The incident occured at about 2:45 am on Saturday morning.
The second shooting occured at about 5 minutes before 3 am on Saturday morning on Daniela Lp. It involved a male subject in his early thirties. Paramedics rushed to the scene to find the subject with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was transported in critical condition to a local hospital.
The third incident occured this morning a little past midnight. It involved a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle. At about 12:15 am, fire crews responded to Hwy 83 north at the 12 mile marker for a reported accident. On arrival, crews found that the driver of the motorcycle was struck by a vehicle at a high rate of speed. He was found to have died as a result of his injuries at the scene. The motorcycle was part of a group of other motorcycles traveling northbound on hwy 83. Luckily, the other cyclists narrowley escaped being struck.
Stay tuned for more details
The first incident was a shooting that occured on Ramirez Dr. Laredo Fire paramedics responded to a shooting where a male subject was shot in the lower extremity. The subject was in his early forties. The incident occured at about 2:45 am on Saturday morning.
The second shooting occured at about 5 minutes before 3 am on Saturday morning on Daniela Lp. It involved a male subject in his early thirties. Paramedics rushed to the scene to find the subject with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was transported in critical condition to a local hospital.
The third incident occured this morning a little past midnight. It involved a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle. At about 12:15 am, fire crews responded to Hwy 83 north at the 12 mile marker for a reported accident. On arrival, crews found that the driver of the motorcycle was struck by a vehicle at a high rate of speed. He was found to have died as a result of his injuries at the scene. The motorcycle was part of a group of other motorcycles traveling northbound on hwy 83. Luckily, the other cyclists narrowley escaped being struck.
Stay tuned for more details
Monday, September 1, 2008
Tragic Labor Day Weekend on the Border
Sunday brought two fatalities in unrelated traffic accidents. The first occurred on IH 35 (N) at the 27 mile marker. The call came in at about 8 am and fire crews immediatley responded to assist. On arrival they found a deceased hispanic male in his 20's who apprently lost control of his ford maustang and struck a pole.
The second incident occured at the 1500 blk of Galveston when a mid sized four door sedan traveling with six teenagers lost control and ran into a house. The vehicle came to a halt in the dining room of the residence. Five of the peaople from the vehicle were transported to a local hospital. Two of the patients had to be extricated from the vehicle by fire crews with the Jaws of Life. Sadly, one patient died on scene as a result of the injuries sustained.
The second incident occured at the 1500 blk of Galveston when a mid sized four door sedan traveling with six teenagers lost control and ran into a house. The vehicle came to a halt in the dining room of the residence. Five of the peaople from the vehicle were transported to a local hospital. Two of the patients had to be extricated from the vehicle by fire crews with the Jaws of Life. Sadly, one patient died on scene as a result of the injuries sustained.
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