Tag: hit-and-run

20-year old woman turns herself in after hit-and-run death

By PETE BANDA    Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Three days after authorities found a dead body on the outskirts of San Benito, a 20-year-old resident of San Benito turned herself in for the fatal hit-and-run of 36-year old David Ortiz Rosales. Sommer Rae Camacho was charged with the crime on Sunday afternoon after reporting to the …

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#EXCLUSIVE Update: Hit-and-Run victim identified

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ   Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Police have identified the 36-year old male victim in a Wednesday morning hit-and-run fatality as David Ortiz Rosales of San Benito. The auto-pedestrian accident occurred off of FM 2520, just north of FM 675 in San Benito. Anyone with information is asked to call DPS at 956-565-7600. Tweet

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VERDICT: PROBATION–Woman gets 10 years probation in 2014 Hit-and-Run death of Richard Mata

By PETE BANDA   Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Every day since the early morning of August 10, 2014, the family of Richard Mata has been yearning for some form of justice for what happened to their beloved “Ricky.” On Friday, October 9, that day was supposed to come… But it didn’t, according to the family. “I …

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IN CUSTODY: Suspects in fatal hit-and-run turn themselves in to police

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A married couple from Brownsville, under the guidance of their attorney, have turned themselves over to local authorities for their alleged involvement in an Aug. 10 hit-and-run incident that left 23-year-old Richard Garcia Mata of San Benito dead. At 3:33 a.m. on Sunday, officers with the San Benito …

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HIT-AND-RUN FATALITY: Police release new details on vehicle description

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The police search continues for the driver of a vehicle in a fatal hit-and-run incident that left a local man dead on Sunday. At 3:33 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, officers with the San Benito Police Department responded to West Expressway 83 in reference to an unconscious male with …

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