{"id":2219715,"date":"2024-04-12T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-wheeler-smashes-into-texas-government-building-in-likely-criminal-act-multiple-people-injured-police\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T18:07:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T22:07:26","slug":"18-wheeler-smashes-into-texas-government-building-in-likely-criminal-act-multiple-people-injured-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-wheeler-smashes-into-texas-government-building-in-likely-criminal-act-multiple-people-injured-police\/","title":{"rendered":"An 18-wheeler crashes into a Texas government building in what police suspect to be a criminal act, resulting in multiple injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F18-wheeler-smashes-into-texas-government-building-in-likely-criminal-act-multiple-people-injured-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2219715&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A suspect has been apprehended for crashing an 18-wheel semi-truck \u2064into a Texas Department of\u2063 Public Safety building in Brenham. The driver allegedly stole the truck and carried out the \u200bintentional act after being denied a commercial driver\u2019s license. Officials, including County Judge Mark Keough and Sheriff Otto Hanak, have provided statements expressing concern for the affected individuals.\u200c A suspect has been \u200dcaptured for driving an 18-wheel semi-truck into\u200b a Texas Department of Public Safety building in Brenham. The driver reportedly\u200d stole the truck and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-says-dart-mission-succeeded-in-altering-asteroids-trajectory\/\" title=\"NASA says DART mission succeeded in altering asteroid\u2019s trajectory\">deliberately crashed<\/a> it after being refused a commercial driver\u2019s license. County Judge Mark Keough and Sheriff Otto Hanak have issued statements showing worry for\u2064 the impacted \u2062individuals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A suspect is in custody after allegedly ramming an 18-wheel semi-truck into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> Department of Public Safety building in Brenham, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Tribune <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/04\/12\/texas-dps-semi-crash-brenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the driver stole the truck and drove it into the building after he was denied a commercial driver\u2019s license this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been briefed and this incident was intentional and done by the suspect who was denied a CDL yesterday,\u201d said Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough. \u201cHe returned today with intent to harm. Continued prayers for the DPS staff, troopers and civilians affected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Washington County Sheriff Otto Hanak said, \u201cWe believe this was a criminal act.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: At least 16 injured after stolen 18-wheeler intentionally crashes into Texas DPS office<\/p>\n<p>Texas Department of Public Safety officials are reporting at least 16 injuries after they say a stolen 18-wheeler crashed into one of their offices on Friday<\/p>\n<p>The suspected driver\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F80UBs3lVo\">pic.twitter.com\/F80UBs3lVo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Unlimited L\u2019s (@unlimited_ls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unlimited_ls\/status\/1778844131386704287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Texas law enforcement officials said that the Texas Rangers were involved in the investigation and that there was no further threat to the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, a horrific tragedy occurred in my hometown of Brenham where an individual driving a stolen 18-wheeler crashed through the local Department of Public Safety (DPS) office,\u201d said State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, (R-Brenham). \u201cThree individuals were life-flighted with critical injuries. Three other patrons were transported to local hospitals in stable condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDPS reports that no staff suffered serious injury; one staffer had been trapped for a period of time inside the office,\u201d she continued. \u201cAccording to law enforcement, this appears to be an intentional, criminal act and the Texas Rangers will be leading the investigation. This deliberate, heinous act is a reminder of the dangerous work done by our law enforcement and licensing agencies that work to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/entire-portland-police-unit-resigns-after-fellow-officer-targeted-by-politically-driven-assault-charge\/\" title=\"Entire Portland Police Unit Resigns After Fellow Officer Targeted By \u2018Politically Driven\u2019 Assault Charge\">provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-d-c-mayor-extends-emergency-declaration-for-15-days\/\" title=\"Washington, D.C. mayor extends emergency declaration for 15 days\">public safety<\/a><\/a> and services. Please join me in praying for the innocent victims and their families at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A suspect is in custody for reportedly crashing an 18-wheel semi-truck into a Texas Department of Public Safety building in Brenham. The driver, who stole the truck, acted after being denied a commercial driver\u2019s license this week. Law enforcement sources indicated that the driver drove the stolen truck into the building. &#8220;I have been briefed,&#8221; stated police<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":2219716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-12-at-2.26.14-PM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2219715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-12-at-2.26.14-PM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2219715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2219716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2219715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2219715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2219715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}