Big Country Beat: 2 die in 3 Taylor County crashes

ABILENE, Texas ( KTAB/KRBC ) – This last news cycle has been an especially standout one with multiple crashes taking lives, plus the FBI investigated and arrested a local man. Keep reading for a full look at this week’s Big Country Beat.

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The week began with a fire at a South Abilene mobile home on Monday night. AFD has not updated the investigation with BigCountryHomepage.com

On Wednesday, a semi-truck hauling a trailer crossed the railroad tracks in Tye at an inopportune moment.

In an update, Tye PD told reporter Noah McKinney that due to the absence of markers informing truckers not to use the crossing, it’s an honest mistake.

On Tuesday, BigCountryHomepage.com learned that the FBI investigated a local man, leading to an arrest. Victor Taylor is accused of producing illicit footage depicting children. He is held in the Taylor County Jail without bond.

A fiery rollover wreck, also on Tuesday, took the life of a driver in Abilene. Ebony Kellum, 58, was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Our number one local story on web continued to trend throughout the week. Last Friday, an SUV occupied by three men went awry when the driver lost control at the top of an embankment. Passenger Rogelio Cortinaz, 43, of Abilene lost his life in this crash.

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