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I-45 pursuit ends in Leon County arrest

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A pursuit on Interstate 45 that started in Madison County ended with an arrest in Leon County on Monday, June 29, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office said.

Leon County deputies received a report of the pursuit crossing into the county from Madison County, according to the department. The chase ended in the northbound lanes near mile marker 163, where the suspect was taken into custody and airlifted to a hospital for medical attention.

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Madison County Sheriff's Office Responds to Welfare Concern, Investigation Underway

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In a press release issued by the Madison County Sheriff's Office, it was confirmed that on August 18, at 4:44 a.m., deputies from the Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare concern call in the 21000 block of OSR in Midway. The call led officers to a residence where they discovered the body of a deceased male.

Texas DPS Troopers Investigating Fatal Crash on Texas 90

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Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers is investigating a one-vehicle crash on State Highway 90 near Florida Lane. 

The crash, which happened on Monday, April 18, at approximately 1:45 a.m., involved a 2007 GMC Canyon traveling northbound.

According to the preliminary crash investigation, the GMC Canyon was traveling at an unsafe speed for the roadway conditions and ultimately struck a group of trees. 

The driver of the GMC, identified as Julio Ocana Lopez, 38, of Crockett, was not secured by a safety belt at the time of the crash.