Monthly Archive for June, 2009

Police Closing FM 1171 on Sat, Jun 20, 7am-12Noon

flowermoundpoliceFM 1171 Scheduled to Close on Saturday, June 20 for Multi-car Accident Investigation.

FM 1171 will be closed to through traffic between US 377 and Shiloh Road from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday June 20 to allow the Police Department to continue with the ongoing investigation into the accident. Motorists are advised to use FM 407 as an alternate route. Residents living between Shiloh Road and US 377 will have access to their homes, but will not be allowed to pass through the 9500 block of FM 1171 until the investigation is completed.

Road Rage – Dallas/Fort Worth Ranked #2

roadrageA new survey just release places Dallas/Fort Worth almost at the top, in driver road rage that is. Ironically, only 2 years ago, the annual AutoVantage Road Rage Survey placed the DFW area as one of the 5 most courteous cities.

Who’s Number One? New York City.  And here’s the rest of the top 5.

Least Courteous Cities (Most Road Rage)
2009 2008 2007
1. New York 1. Miami 1. Miami
2. Dallas/Fort Worth 2. Boston 2. New York
3. Detroit 3. New York 3. Boston
4. Atlanta 4. Baltimore 4. Los Angeles
5. Minneapolis/St. Paul 5. Washington D.C. 5. Washington D.C.
Most Courteous Cities (Least Road Rage)
2009 2008 2007
1. Portland, OR 1. Pittsburgh 1. Portland, OR
2. Cleveland 2. Portland, OR 2. Pittsburgh
3. Baltimore 3. Seattle 3. Seattle
4. Sacramento 4. Minneapolis 4. St. Louis
5. Pittsburgh 5. Cleveland 5. Dallas

For the full story, click here.

Flower Mound Storm (aka Tornado) Caught on Video

This comes from the website www.untamedscience.com, where Rob Nelson and Haley Chamberlain were driving on and near Morriss Rd in Flower Mound and captured live video of the storm as it came through town Wednesday evening, June 10, 2009.

To read their full story, click here.

Man Killed in Collision with Cement Truck on FM 1171

One man was killed in a two-vehicle collision Friday in west Flower Mound, authorities said.

Patrick Driggers, 43, was driving a Dodge Dakota pickup eastbound about 4 p.m. on Cross Timbers Road near the entrance to Tour 18, when he collided with a cement truck head-on, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the crash is unknown.