Pupenbroke, III., Fred (Trey) Henry Fred (Trey) Henry Pupenbroke, III. Born on Nov. 5, 1992 to Cheryl Cochran Pupenbroke and Fred Henry Pupenbroke, Jr. of Carrollton, Texas, and passed away on Oct. 5, 2012. Trey will be deeply remembered for his passion of sports, love of singing choir, and most importantly his magnetic personality. His favorite number was 41, worn by the athlete he admired the most - Dirk. Trey was a 2011 graduate from Creekview High School and was attending Brookhaven Community College. He is preceded in death by maternal grandmother, Mary Cochran, and paternal grandparents, Fred Pupen-broke, Sr. and Virginia Militello. Trey is survived by his beloved parents Fred and Cheryl and sisters Tiffany and Stephanie. He is also survived by grandfather, several aunts, uncles, cousins and numerous friends who believed it was a privilege to know and love Trey. A memorial service will be held at Wednesday, October 10, 2 p.m. at Northside Baptist Church, 2000 N. Denton Dr., Carrollton, TX 75006. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Carrollton WyldLife, P.O. Box 117783, Carrollton, TX 75011.

The Dallas Morning News - Sunday, October 9 - 10, 2012
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Dallas firefighters say bad information delayed response to fatal crash

DALLAS — Why did it take Dallas firefighters almost nine minutes to respond to Friday morning's fiery crash on the North Central Expressway service road that killed two men?

After examining the records, Dallas Fire-Rescue said they were pointed in the wrong direction by witnesses who called 911.

"Our real challenge in this situation was actually getting good information," said fire department spokesman Lt. Joel Lavender. "We were initially dispatched to southbound Central at Lemmon... then we were dispatched to on the freeway before Lemmon going northbound. The actual incident actually turned out to be northbound on the service road."

DFR said their trucks used Woodall Rogers Freeway to get easier access to Central Expressway south of Lemmon Avenue, which was the initial location called in.

Nothing was found there, so the firefighters went north to Haskell Avenue, then looped around back to Hall Street before finding the burning car on the access road at 1:34 a.m Friday.

Driver Joshua Armstead, 25, and 19-year-old passenger Trey Pupenbroke died in the crash. Two others were pulled from the flaming wreckage.

Police said Armstead had been speeding and lost control.

Dallas Fire-Rescue said firefighters likely didn't see smoke or flames since they were on the highway, which is below street level.

Memorials for victims of fiery Dallas wreck

CARROLLTON — We are learning more about the two people who died in a fiery crash early Friday morning along North Central Expressway near Lemmon Avenue.

Two people survived the impact, but driver Joshua Armstead and passenger Trey Pupenbroke did not escape.

As two grieving families work through the pain, a community is coming together to help them heal.

A vigil for Pupenbroke was taking place Saturday evening at Bent Tree Bible Church in Carrollton. He was a 2011 graduate of Creekview High School in Carrollton.

Dallas police said Pupenbroke was riding in the 2011 Dodge Stratus sedan that was being driven by Armstead. Investigators said Armstead was speeding and lost control of the car.

The car smashed into a wrought iron fence and then crashed into a utility pole before it burst into flames, trapping Armstead and Pupenbroke in the car.

Earlier, Armstead's family held a memorial at their home. He leaves behind four children — three girls and a boy — ranging in age from 2 to 7.

"That wasn't just my brother; Trey was my friend as well, "said Edrea Peel, Armstead's sister. "All of them were friends. I went to elementary through high school with Trey; graduated with him. I'm not just saying it's because of my brother; it hurt me for Trey, too."

2 killed in fiery crash off Central Expressway in Dallas

DALLAS - A vehicle burst into flames after the driver lost control, ultimately slamming into a pole off North Central Expressway near Lemmon Avenue in Dallas.

Two people inside the vehicle were killed in the fiery crash. Two others were pulled from the vehicle and taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. Their conditions are not known.

Witnesses at the scene attempted to pull the last two victims from the vehicle but said the flames were too strong.

Authorities said the driver lost control while on the northbound Central Expressway service road, driving through a fence and slamming into a power line pole around 1:30 a.m. Friday.

Power was knocked out to two nearby apartment complexes.

Nobody has been identified.

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Creekview High mourns another death after former student killed in crash
by STEVE STOLER
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:02 PM

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DALLAS -- Dallas fire officials said they're looking into how long it took for crews to arrive at a fiery car crash that killed two people early Friday morning.

Witnesses on the scene questioned the response time. The crash happened just off Central Expressway and Lemmon Avenue.

One of the victims was a graduate of Creekview High School in Carrollton. That school community was already dealing with the deaths of two students this year.

Now, they’re mourning again.

Trey Pupenbroke, 19, is the third person with ties to Creekview High to die in the last month. He and the driver of the car, a former Newman-Smith High student, were killed when it burst into flames.

Dallas police say the gray Dodge Stratus driven by 25-year-old Joshua Armstead lost control, smashed into a wrought iron fence, and then hit a wooden utility pole. The car burst into flames, trapping Armstead and Pupenbroke.

Two other men were pulled out and taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. Dallas police tried to put out the fire with extinguishers.

One witness at a nearby apartment complex, who shot home video, questioned what took Dallas firefighters so long to arrive. "You guys have 100 police here without the fire department," a witness can be heard yelling in the video.

Dallas fire officials said they're looking into issues related to the route taken by their firefighters and the information they were given by dispatch.

Pupenbroke's death marks the third time Creekview high school is mourning a current or former student in the last two months. Kiet Nguyen, a football player, suddenly died last month. Another student committed suicide. Carrollton-Farmers Branch officials told News 8 they were already watching students closely, in case any of them needed to talk with counselors.

The latest death generated a swarm of tweets offering prayers and support for Creekview. One message said, "My prayers go out to the Creekview community as we lose yet another student. RIP Trey."

Dallas fire officials say they should know whether there were any problems regarding their response time by Monday.