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Crash of 18-wheeler into Texas Department of Public Safety office was likely ‘criminal act,’ sheriff says

Andy Rose, CNN April 12, 2024

CNN -- A person has been arrested in connection with the crash of an 18-wheeler into a Texas Department of Public Safety building in Brenham, according to law enforcement. “We...

Crash report provides more details after student suffers minor injuries from hit Sept. 4

Crash report provides more details after student suffers minor injuries from hit Sept. 4

Kelsie Horner, Digital Content Director September 11, 2023

A 19-year-old Kent State student obtained suspected minor injuries after a car struck her in the crosswalk between Cleveland Bagel Café and Papa Johns on East Main Street Sept. 4. The pedestrian, from...

Man arraigned after fatal scooter crash killed Kent State student

Alexandria Manthey, TV2 Reporter February 23, 2023

Timothy Brind Jr., 19, turned himself in Thursday afternoon and was arraigned after he was charged for a hit-skip crash that happened in August 2022. The crash was at the intersection of Route 261...

A photo from the scene of a fatal crash that killed Kent State student Colin Pho on Summit Street near Dix Stadium. It shows a broken car mirror and part of the scooter Pho was riding when he was struck from behind August 22 around 9 p.m.

Still no charges in hit-and-run scooter crash that killed Kent State student

Jillian Flack, Reporter February 16, 2023

No one has yet been charged in the hit-and-run crash that killed Kent State junior Colin Pho Aug. 22. Timothy Michael Brind Jr. was identified as the driver involved in the crash with Pho, according...

State Route 261 sign by Mike's Place in Kent. The road has four of Kent's top 20 high-crash intersections.

Long road ahead: Kent in early stages of state Route 261 improvement plan

What was once wishful thinking on the parts of local engineers in the 1960s is now the task at hand for James Bowling, Kent’s current superintendent of engineering. The intentions behind the design...

Kent man pleads insanity, awaits trial in deadly turnpike crash

Matt Merchant January 12, 2014

A recent Kent State graduate plead not guilty by reason of insanity in relation to his involvement in a Thanksgiving Day crash that killed two people.Andrew Gans was arraigned on Dec. 26, 2013, after being...