The author of Junction Boys and Twelve Might Orphans is facing a new felony charge. Jim Dent, 62, was indicted in Williamson County on Thursday for failure to appear and bail jumping. A resident of the Collin County Detention Center since February 15, Dent saw the charge handed down on Tuesday. The newest indictment, a third-degree felony, stems from the author’s failure to appear at a sentencing hearing over a year ago in February 2014. At that time, Dent was to be sentenced for driving while intoxicated. Dent had crashed into a tollbooth on State Highway 45 on… Read More
How many people are serving life sentences for DWI arrests? If you are speaking of Texas, the answer is 32. The majority of people serving life are from Williamson County, with Hays County poised to take the lead. Some people wonder how it can happen, and others wonder why it doesn’t happen more often. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice detail several people who are sitting behind bars for the rest of their days, thanks to poor choices. One such person is Rose Ann Davidson. Pulled over in 2013, Davidson was handed her 6th DWI arrest. On this… Read More
A motorcycle accident that claimed the life of a motorcycle’s driver remains under investigation by Austin Police. The crash occurred in Downtown Austin on Wednesday morning along North MoPac near Fifth Street. Just after 8:30 a.m., police responded to the scene and transported the man to University of Medical Center Brackenridge where he later died. Although the accident is still under investigation, drivers on the road with the man report that he was observed to be driving recklessly considering the traffic at the time. The man was observed to be traveling at high rates of speed as he dodged between… Read More
Tuesday, April 21, was a day that changed the lives of nine people, including one child. Each was taken to the hospital following a seven-vehicle crash that shut down the northbound lanes of I-35 for several hours. The traffic problems stemming from the accident continued well into the evening commute. The accident occurred near Riverside Drive. According to Austin-Travis County EMS, two adults were trapped in their vehicles, including one adult who was trapped inside of a motor home. Each of the nine people transported to the hospital had serious but non-life threatening injuries. This multi-car collision brings to light… Read More
Deadly Car Crash in North Austin Could Result in a Wrongful Death Claim This morning, a tragic car accident left an Austin man dead and two people in custody. You can read the original story here on KVUE. Austin police are investigating the car crash, which involved two vehicles and happened in North Austin between Parmer Lane and Lamplight Village Avenue. Initial reports from the scene say that two people fled on foot but were chased by police and brought into custody. They are currently at University Medical Center Brackenridge being treated for minor injuries. The reports… Read More
In light of new research showing just how much media we consume daily, the Huffington Post’s infographic about the merits of a tech-free vacation has never been truer. The typical American has access to multiple forms of media at any given time during their day. While at work and at home we are often halfway paying attention to at least two things at once—TV background noise, phones kept within reach, laptops open to numerous tabs, app notifications pinging in a constant haze of technological overdose. What is the result? We… Read More
