{"id":140975,"date":"2026-01-28T09:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/140975\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:35:26","slug":"sledding-accident-in-frisco-leaves-one-teen-dead-another-critically-injured-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/140975\/","title":{"rendered":"Sledding accident in Frisco leaves one teen dead, another critically injured \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"CarsCars navigate icy roads after a winter storm passes through the area Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Dallas. (Yfat Yossifor | KERA)<\/p>\n

A 16-year-old girl is dead and another is in critical condition after a sledding accident in Frisco on Sunday afternoon, according to the Frisco Police Department.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred near Majestic Gardens Drive and Killian Court. At approximately 2:30 p.m., Frisco police and fire departments responded to a call reporting the accident. Two 16-year-old females were found with life-threatening injuries. One teenager died after being transported to a local hospital; the other remains in critical condition. No further identifying information will be released due to the victims\u2019 age.<\/p>\n

Preliminary investigations suggest a 16-year-old male was operating a Jeep Wrangler, pulling the two females on a sled. Witnesses reported that the sled struck a curb and collided with a tree.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Freezing Houston area faces more cold weather ahead<\/a><\/p>\n

The incident remains under active investigation with support from the Denton County District Attorney\u2019s Office. The Frisco Police Department urges anyone with information about the accident to contact them.<\/p>\n

Authorities are cautioning the public about the extreme dangers of snow and ice, urging everyone to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary outdoor activity until conditions improve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cars navigate icy roads after a winter storm passes through the area Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Dallas.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140976,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[57310,240,56,58,57,223,4375,27,172],"class_list":["post-140975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-2026-winter-weather","tag-frisco","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-news","tag-severe-weather","tag-texas","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}