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Sarah Vela ID’d As Texas Woman Gone Missing In Midland January 20th

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MIDLAND COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Sarah Beth Vela, of Big Springs, Texas, has been identified as the woman gone missing January 20 from Midland.

Vela, 35, was reported missing from a residence in Midland on January 20th.

According to reports, Midland Police Department responded to a residence near the 4600 block of Kiowa Drive in Midland, on reports of a missing person. Vela was apparently staying in an RV located on the property when she disappeared around 3 p.m. January 20th.

Vela is 5’8 with brown hair and brown eyes. She weighs 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing white shirt with black sweatpants.

Now the Midland Police Department is asking that if anyone has information on Sarah Beth Vela’s whereabouts to contact the MPD non-emergency line at 432-685-7108.

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geo quick facts: Midland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2019, the population was 176,832. The county seat is Midland. The county is so named for being halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railway – Wikipedia.

TX Pair Jonathan Collins & Ramanda Parker ID’d As Victims In Tuesday Night Tyler Double-Fatal Crash

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TYLER COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Jonathan Collins, of Warren, Texas, and Ramanda Parker of Village Milles, Texas, have been identified as the victims in a Tuesday night vehicle crash in Tyler County.

Collins, 29, and parker, 49, were both killed in a two-vehicle crash near the Hardin-Tyler County line Tuesday night.

According to reports, Collins was operating a Chevy pickup truck on US-69 near the Hardin-Tyler County line, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle then came into head-on contact with a Dodge passenger vehicle, operated by Parker.

Both Parker and Collins were pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Geo quick facts: Tyler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 21,766. Its seat is Woodville. Tyler County is named for John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States – Wikipedia.

TX HS Star QB Mikell Potts ID’d As Victim In Houston New Year’s Eve Fatal Shooting

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HARRIS COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Mikell Potts, of Houston, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal New Year’s Eve shooting in Harris County.

Potts, 16, a Dekaney High School quarterback, was shot dead Thursday night near Remington Ranch.

According to reports, Potts was on-foot in the area of 600 block of Kiley Drive, when someone inside a vehicle opened fire around 8 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle then fled the scene.

No suspect or motive information was provided by officials as of Friday.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Potts:

Anyone with possible information on the shooting should contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office at 713-274-9100 or CrimeStoppers.

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Geo quick facts: Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the southeastern part of the state near Galveston Bay. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,092,459, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States – Wikipedia.

TX Woman Alma Wilson ID’d As Victim In Monday Alpine Triple-Fatal Crash

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BREWSTER COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Alma Gloria Wilson, of Odessa, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a Monday morning triple-fatal vehicle crash in Brewster County. Roberto Taveraz-Roman, 79, and Ludivina Tavarez, 72, both of Big Lake, were also killed in the crash.

Wilson, aka, Alma Casas, 54, was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Alpine Monday morning.

According to reports, Wilson was operating a Cadillac SRX-SUV on US-67 near Alpine, when the vehicle came into contact with a Ford F-150 pickup truck, operated by Roman around 11 a.m. Monday.

Roman and Tavarez died in the crash. A passenger in the Cadillac was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Wilson was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Brewster County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,232. Its county seat and only city is Alpine. The county is named for Colonel Henry Percy Brewster, a Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas – Wikipedia.

TX Woman Brittany Counts ID’d As Victim In Monday Springtown Triple-Fatal Crash Involving Children

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WISE COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Brittany Counts, Wyatt Mask, Preslee Mask and an unborn child, have been identified as the victims in a Monday fatal vehicle crash near Parker County, Texas.

Counts, 25, was killed along with her unborn child and the two youths, 7 and 4, in a Monday afternoon vehicle crash near Springtown.

According to reports, Counts was operating a Ford Edge on State Highway 199 in Springtown, when the vehicle came into rear-end contact with a pickup truck around 12:30 p.m. Monday. The force of the crash sent the Ford into opposing lanes where it was struck by a second pickup truck.

Counts and the children were killed in the crash.

The driver of the second pick-up, 72-year-old Beauford Basped, Jr., of Kennedale, was transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,127. Its county seat is Decatur. Wise County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area – Wikipedia.

TX Man Jay Mejia ID’d As Victim In Thursday San Antonio Double-Fatal Wrong-Way DUI Crash

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BEXAR COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Jay Mejia, of San Antonio, Texas, has been identified as the victim killed in a DUI vehicle crash in Bexar County Thursday morning.

Mejia, 33, was killed in a wrong-way vehicle crash involving a suspected drunk driver near San Antonio Thursday morning.

According to reports, 26-year-old Alejandro Montoya Rodriguez, was operating a vehicle the wrong-way on Loop 410 in San Antonio, when it came into head-on contact with a vehicle operated by Mejia.

Mejia, former Air Force and current University Hospital nurse, was killed in the collision.

Another driver, who crashed attempting to avoid Rodriguez, also died at the scene. That driver’s name has not yet been released.

Rodriguez was transported to University Hospital where he was later booked on DUI and other charges.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Mejia:

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Bexar County is a county of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,714,773, and a 2018 estimate put the population at 1,986,049. It is the 16th-most populous county in the nation and the fourth-most populated in Texas – Wikipedia.

TX Man Brandon Johnson ID’d As Victim In Thursday Ballinger Fatal Head-On Crash

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RUNNELS COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Brandon Johnson, of Sweetwater, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday two-vehicle crash in Runnels County.

Johnson, 29, was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Ballinger Thursday night.

According to reports, a Chevrolet Suburban, operated by Nathan Perry, 36, of Silverton, was traveling on US Hwy 83 near Ballinger, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes. The vehicle then came into contact with a Toyota Rav4, operated by Josephine Nash, 20, of New Braunfels.

Johnson, a passenger in the Suburban, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Perry and Nash were transported to area hospitals with unknown injuries.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Johnson:

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Runnels County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,501. Its county seat is Ballinger. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1880. It is named for Hiram G. Runnels, a Texas state legislator – Wikipedia.

CA Woman Erica James ID’d As Victim In Thursday Amarillo Fatal Vehicle Crash

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CARSON COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Erica James, of Moorpark, California, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Thursday morning vehicle crash in Carson County, Texas.

James, 45, was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a disabled semi-tractor near Amarillo early Thursday morning.

According to reports, James was operating a Nissan Altima on I-40 east of Amarillo, when the vehicle came into contact with the rear of a disabled big-rig around 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

James was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The truck driver, Artur Radovskiy, 35, of Carmichael, California, was uninjured in the crash.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Carson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,182. The county seat is Panhandle. The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1888. It is named for Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas – Wikipedia.

TX Woman Cindy Perkins ID’d As Victim In Sunday Hemphill Fatal Vehicle Collision

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SABINE COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Cindy Perkins, of Hemphill, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Sunday evening crash in Sabine County.

Perkins, 63, was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Hemphill Sunday night.

According to reports, Perkins was operating a Toyota SUV on State Hwy 87 in Hemphill, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle then came into contact with a Ford SUV operated by 53-year-old Catherine McGue, from Washington, Louisiana.

Perkins and pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

McGue was transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Sabine County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,834. Its county seat is Hemphill. The county was organized on December 14, 1837, and named for the Sabine River, which forms its eastern border – Wikipedia.

TX Rapping Dentist ‘Dr. Rose’ ID’d As Victim In Thursday Fatal Dallas Triple-Shooting

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DALLAS COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Jerret ‘Dr Rose’ Rosenborough, of Dallas, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Thursday night shooting in Dallas County.

Rosenborough, 28, a dentist and part time rapper, was shot dead near Dallas Texas Thursday night.

According to reports, a total of three people were wounded Thursday night in a shooting near 4200 Central Expressway, north of downtown Dallas around 9 p.m. Thursday. All victims self-transported to area hospitals.

Rosenborough was later pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.

The condition of the other victims was not provided by officials as of Friday night.

Rosenborough’s Instagram page has more than 154,000 followers.

The cause of the shooting remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Dallas County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, the state’s second-most populous county, and the eighth-most populous in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the population was 2,368,139; in 2019 it was estimated to have 2,635,516 inhabitants – Wikipedia.