Texas Sledding Tragedies During Arctic Blast Turn Winter Fun Into Heartbreak

When snow finally shows up in Texas, we all turn into kids again. Facebook fills up, trash-can lids become sleds, and common sense sometimes takes a quick vacation.

I saw it firsthand this week with people tying ropes to cars and pulling sleds down icy roads. As a kid, I probably would’ve jumped on without thinking twice. As an adult? Nope. That’s a hard pass with a side of “absolutely not.”

Sadly, that risky fun turned tragic in more than one Texas town.

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Brownwood Sledding Accident Leaves Young Woman Seriously Injured

In Brownwood, a sledding attempt involving a vehicle ended with a 19-year-old woman seriously injured after she was thrown into a parked truck. A 19-year-old man has since been arrested and charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury…

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