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Texas crash injures 16 children; Day care owner charged
A Houston day care center was stripped of its operating license by child welfare workers after more than a dozen children were hurt in an auto accident involving the center’s van. Investigators say the vehicle was overloaded and the children were improperly restrained during a crash with a pickup truck. The accident at the… Read More »
Galveston tourist killed, 4 injured in suspected DUI crash
One tourist was killed and four people were hurt in a Galveston car accident on a late Saturday night. Police have charged a Conroe man with intoxication manslaughter and assault for ploughing his Infinity G35 into a horse-drawn carriage. The carriage operator was transporting a Sugarland couple to the beach following a birthday celebration… Read More »
Texas soldier, a child porn video maker, gets lifetime sentence
A life sentence was recently handed down in a federal court for a high-ranking Navy officer at Fort Bliss, Texas. The government convicted the 49-year-old command master chief for watching and sharing child pornography and the repeated sexual abuse of a child. Prosecutors said the member of the elite, armed services Joint Task Force… Read More »
Child brain injuries may require lifetime recovery
Personal injury lawsuits help Dallas victims and families recover compensation for injuries caused by negligence. What if a victim suffers brain trauma, a life-altering injury that requires a lifetime of treatment? Any settlement or jury award in a brain injury case would have to be substantial to take the victim’s extensive needs for the… Read More »
Fort Worth teen dies, 10 injured in Kaufman County crash
A Fort Worth teenager died in a Kaufman County auto accident. The 18-year-old was a passenger in a sport-utility vehicle caught up in four-car collision. The Texas Department of Public Safety was notified of the car accident on State Highway 243 round 8:20 p.m. According to investigators, the driver of an eastbound Cadillac Escalade… Read More »
Texas sexual abuse investigations ongoing at Lackland air base
Victims of sexual abuse endure many phases of physical and emotional healing. However, those injuries run one step deeper when the assault occurs at the hands of a military superior. Military personnel are trained to take orders without question from their superior officers. Such trust in authority and in one another is what is… Read More »
Rented glider crashes in Wallis, kills three
An aviation accident in a small city in Austin County killed all three family members aboard, including a 3-year-old child. The glider was operated by an experienced glider pilot, the father-in-law of one passenger and the grandfather of the other passenger. The glider and the plane that towed the motorless aircraft into flight were… Read More »
Recess game leads to Dallas boy’s near-fatal brain injury
Sometimes evidence of a serious brain injury is not readily apparent. When it is, medical response time is critical. The difference between life and death can be minutes for brain trauma victims. Children were out at recess at Merriman Park Elementary School in Dallas. The school year was near its end and a group… Read More »
Suspect in fatal Fort Worth crash found hiding in garage
A 61-year-old Fort Worth suspect tried everything he could to elude police and nearly escaped capture. The man was wanted for trying to pass off a counterfeit bill at a convenience store. He led police on a wild chase that included a fatal car accident and an almost-undetected hideaway. After a store clerk alerted… Read More »
Hawkins flag football player dies of on-field brain injuries
A Texas high school says it took all the necessary precautions. Investigators from the Hawkins Police Department and the local medical examiner’s office claim a 15-year-old high school student’s recent death from brain trauma was a mishap. The boy’s parents are dealing with the death of their child because of a school-sanctioned game. Reports… Read More »