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DWI suspect arrested after rollover
A Huntsville man was arrested Sunday under suspicion of driving while intoxicated after a single vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 190.
Brendon Dwayne Williams, 22, was driving a 2010 Hyundai Accent eastbound in the 900 block of U.S. 190 when the vehicle left the roadway, traveled approximately 200 feet, struck a culvert, and was airborne for approximately 100 feet.
The vehicle struck the ground front first and, according to witnesses, flipped end over end at least three times before settling.
Williams was able to escape the vehicle and was attempting to walk away from the scene when police arrived.
According to Senior Officer David McGann of the Huntsville Police Department, Williams was behaving “abnormally.”
“He appeared to be acting as if he was under the influence of an unknown substance,” McGann said.
Williams also said his girlfriend had been in the car with him, and that she had walked away into a nearby wooded area.
A search of the area found no one, and Williams’ girlfriend was later located at a local convenience store. She had not been involved in the accident.
Williams was transported to Huntsville Memorial Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries before being transported to the Walker County Jail.
Drug tests to determine if Williams was intoxicated, and if so, on what substance, are still pending.
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Kats prepare for NCAA action
Sam Houston State University senior forward Preston Brown works on a drill Monday afternoon with assistant coach Darby Rich at Johnson Coliseum in preparation for the Bearkats NCAA tournament game against Baylor Thursday at the New Orleans Arena at 1:45 p.m.
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100 tickets remain for SHSU fans to NCAA game
As of late Monday afternoon, 100 tickets remain for the Sam Houston State University block for the Bearkats’ first round NCAA tournament game against Baylor at 2 p.m. Thursday in the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans.
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Catch a Ride to the NCAA Tourney
A chartered bus will take 25 Sam Houston State University alumni and friends, along with 25 students, to the New Orleans Arena in Louisiana for the 1:45 p.m. game on Thursday.
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Church Under Construction
Crew members of Rhodes Building Systems of Smithville anchor one of the steel beams used to construct a new facility for St. Paul United Methodist Church on Horace Smith Road off Moffett Springs Road.
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Cause of sewer leak remains unknown
The City of Huntsville Public Utilities Department is now estimating that approximately 1.2 million gallons of wastewater spilled into McGary Creek last week after a force main carrying the waste to the Robinson Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant failed.
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City water line back in service after break
The City of Huntsville’s main water line that runs from the Trinity River Authority’s surface water plant near the Trinity River to Huntsville’s Palm Street water plant was returned to service Saturday morning.
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Getting to the Surface
A work crew from A.L. Helmcamp Inc. of Buffalo resurfaces the inside lane of Interstate 45 west frontage road near the Smither Overpass intersection Monday afternoon.
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Gangs blamed for killing 3 with U.S. consulate tie
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Suspected drug gangsters chased down and opened fire on two white SUVs carrying families of U.S. consular employees from a children’s party, killing three adults and and injuring two children in this violent border city, officials said Monday.
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op art heist rattles investigators 20 years on
It remains the most tantalizing art heist mystery in the world.
In the early hours of March 18, 1990, two thieves walked into Boston’s elegant Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum disguised as police officers and bound and gagged two guards using handcuffs and duct tape. For the next 81 minutes, they sauntered around the ornate galleries, removing masterworks including those by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and Manet, cutting some of the largest pieces from their frames. -
Rain floods Northeast roadways, knocks out power
A torrential rainstorm that brought heavy winds to the Northeast, downing trees, flooding roadways and knocking out power, continued to pour rain on New England on Monday.
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