Recent Blog Posts
Speed increases coming to Texas highways
Some of the major highways in Texas saw speed limits fall from 65 to 60 back in 2001. A new ruling is going to do away with those changes. At the time, the changes were made to reduce the impact of exhaust on the atmosphere. Vehicles traveling at 70 MPH were shown to create… Read More »
Danger of Cell Phone Use While Driving
Talking or texting on a cell phone is involved in at least 26% of crashes. So concluded the National Safety Council in the Annual Estimate of Cell Phone Crashes. The actual percentage of crashes involving cell phones is probably greater than 26% because investigating officers must rely on driver’s disclosing that they were on… Read More »
Texas woman charged with intoxication manslaughter after crash
Impaired driving due to the use of alcohol is an egregious and preventable offense in Texas that puts the lives of others on the roadway in peril. The injuries and potential deaths caused by drunk drivers can place a heavy emotional and financial burden on victims and their families. Texas police reported that a… Read More »
Texas multi-vehicle accident injures 4
Accidents in Texas involving large trucks can have devastating consequences. Because 18-wheelers weigh much more than an average-sized car, the impact can be much more serious than an accident involving vehicles similar in size. Small vehicles are no match against the size and weight of commercial vehicles in a collision, especially involving multiple motor… Read More »
Better educated nurses and more of them increase the likelihood for good outcomes among hospital patients
Research from The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania shows that for every 10% increase in the number of staff nurses with a bachelors degree the risk of the patients death within 30 days of admission to the hospital decreased by 7%. Overworking nurses by giving them one… Read More »
Texas car accident by alleged drunk driver injures 8
Driving drunk in Texas is a serious crime. A driver makes a deliberate choice to get behind the wheel of a car while he or she is under the influence of alcohol or drugs. That’s not an accident. In spite of strict laws punishing driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, drunk driving… Read More »
Pilot fatigue investigated in UPS plane crash
People travel via airplane to and from Texas to many points in the world. An increased amount of flights and passengers may contribute to an increased risk in airplane accidents in the air and on the runway. Many factors may contribute to an aviation accident, including fatigued pilots, pilot error or runway defects. Investigators… Read More »
General Motors Expands Ignition Switch Recall
General Motors doubled the scope of a recall it issued earlier this month, from about 619,000 U.S. vehicles to nearly 1.4 million. At least 13 front-seat occupants of smaller sized GM cars have died in crashes where the air bags did not deploy due to faulty ignition switches. If the ignition key is jarred… Read More »
Investigation Reveals Failure to Implement Proper Safety Standards a Factor in Most Texas Drilling Accidents
Thousands of incidents reported by Texas oil field workers since 2008 went uninvestigated by OSHA, the federal agency responsible for worker safety, according to a year-long investigation by the Houston Chronicle. Few jobs pose as high a risk of danger as those in the oil and gas exploration industry, but many of these incidents,… Read More »
Texas teen on trial for girl’s death in crash
Cars and pickup trucks in Texas may both be motor vehicles, but the weight and size of a pickup truck, could create devastating consequences even in a one-car accident. Pickup trucks and other small trucks can weigh more than a four-door sedan and some have more of a tendency to rollover. Texas police reported… Read More »
