Woman Dies After Crash at Odessa Intersection
Odessa 79 year old Lucille Woodard Glass died after her 1977 Plymouth hit a northbound 1986 Ford tanker truck at East 63rd Street and North Dixie Boulevard. Glass was trapped five minutes before firefighters freed her. she died at Medical Center Hospital at 9 30 a m. The tanker driver Stacy Ray McCurrin 18 was uninjured and no citations were issued.
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Odessa
North Odessa
Department of Public Safety
Estella Valenzuela
Lucille Woodard Glass
Fort Worth Ave
East 63Rd Street
63Rd
North Dixie Boulevard
Glass
Stacy Ray McCurrin
Scott St
Valenzuela
Freddie Gardner
Medical Center Hospital
Gary Cole
McCurrin
Valenzela
Fog delays ripple through Basin air travel at Midland
Early morning fog at Midland Regional Airport slowed several flights in the Permian Basin. Visibility ranged from an eighth of a mile to zero with no wind and persistent moisture. United Express, American, and Southwest flights all experienced delays as police reported no fog related accidents.
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Midland Regional
Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Don Oettinger
United Express
Midland
Darvin Holcomb
Odessa and
Midland Police Departments
Midland Office
Department of Public Safety
Odessa Teen Dies After Motorcycle Crash
Ruben T. Martinez, 17, of Odessa, died at Medical Center Hospital after a Sunday motorcycle crash on Roger Avenue. Police say he lost control of a 1982 Suzuki, hit a parked truck, and was not wearing a helmet. Martinez was pronounced at 3:25 p.m. PMID.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Ruben T. Martinez
Zacatecas Ave
Martinez
Roger Avenue
Accident in Andrews Kills Marine Corpsman and Injures Companion
A one car crash near Denver City left Pfc. Jeffrey W. Taylor dead at the scene and Ronnie Wallace hospitalized in Lubbock after their Nissan 300 ZX overturned on Mustang Road. Wallace, 20, is in stable condition at St. Marys. The two men were thrown from the vehicle and were not wearing seat belts. A separate Odessa kidnapping and sexual assault is reported at Albertsons parking lot where a man abducted a 20 year old woman at gunpoint and drove her to a field before assaulting her. The suspect is described as in his early 20s, about 6 feet 3 inches tall with blond hair and a black leather jacket.
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Denver
Lubbock
U.S. Marine Corps
Ronnie Wallace
Department of Public Safety
St. Mary’s Hospital
Jeffrey W
Odie’’ Taylor
Justice of the Peace
Esther Holland
Mike McClure
Wallace
Mustang Road
Denver City
Odessa
John McAhon
Albertson’s
Eighth St
McAhon
Guards Honor Fifteen Texas State Guard Volunteers in Odessa Flood Aid
Fifteen Texas State Guard volunteers were honored for service during early September floods in north Odessa. They assisted security and traffic control at a Red Cross relief center at the Texas Armory on Andrews Highway, set up a first aid station, and organized teams to manage traffic and relocate displaced residents. Maj. Henry Clark and 1st Lt. Michael Hancock were among those receiving the Texas Adjutant General's Individual Award at a ceremony held at the Armory.
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Texas State Guard
North Odessa
Michael Hancock
Red Cross
Texas Armory
Andrews Highway
Hancock
Texas Adjutant General
Armory
Maj
Henry Clark
403Rd
Company E
Robert Korner
John Condon
Robert Lynchard
George Barnes
Lauren Clendening
Jeff Corning
Charles Mead
Scott Roznnski
John Galliday
Stephen Gibbs
Denise Sheffield
Ronald Harvey
John Durham
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Steve Grupe
Korner Grocery
NWS
Oettinger
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Dallas
Odessan
Leesa Brown
Burger King
Security National Bank
Loop 250
Midkiff Road
Hank Norton
Brown
Norton
Bank
London
Orig
American Express
Dillard's
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