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Big chemical plant fire in Waxahachie
Exposure to toxic chemicals may have long lasting and serious effects. Exposure may occur by direct contact with the skin, breathing in the chemicals as fumes or by ingesting toxins by mouth. We are experienced in handling toxic exposure cases. Some of the cases we have handled have involved toxic exposure to arsenic, pesticides,… Read More »
Fatal car accident kills 3 Orangefield teens
Three Orangefield students were killed in an early Sunday morning two-vehicle auto accident. Their 2008 Mazda reportedly crossed into the lanes of oncoming traffic on Texas 62 in Orange and struck another vehicle. The boys’ car hit a Chevy Tahoe near FM 105 on a Sunday morning. Authorities say they do not expect alcohol… Read More »
Former Texas music minister faces child sex abuse charges
Police from two different cities have charged a former Texas music minister with child sexual molestation. The seven felony charges allege that the 49-year-old sexually assaulted boys ages 10 to 13 more than two decades ago. Investigators say that several of the youth leader’s former students came forward after one alleged victim told authorities… Read More »
Lubbock doctor charged with teen’s death in fatal car accident
A University Medical Center surgical resident has been arrested for a North Lubbock drunk-driving accident that caused the death of one teenager and seriously injured another. Investigators say speeding was also part of the reason the resident’s vehicle crashed down an embankment on North Loop 289. Texas Department of Public Safety officers obtained a… Read More »
Deaths of 4 blamed on Texas teenager’s alleged drunk driving
A Washington County, Texas, teenager was imprisoned on $2 million bond following his arrest for a drunk driving accident that took the lives of four people. The 19-year-old illegal immigrant is charged with intoxication vehicular manslaughter just weeks after another arrest for driving while under the influence. A Brenham police officer had stopped the… Read More »
FM 105 construction worker killed in Jasper County, Texas
A driver, stopped in traffic in a Texas highway construction zone, said he was about to strike up a conversation with a road worker when a speeding SUV struck the man. The fatal car accident occurred in weekday-morning traffic in Jasper County, along on northbound Farm Road 105. The Texas Department of Transportation confirmed… Read More »
2 injured in Texas wrong-way drunk driving crash
Two Dallas-area drivers were seriously hurt in a drunk-driving accident on the North Central Expressway. Police believe one driver, who was traveling on the highway in the wrong direction, was speeding and intoxicated when the middle-of-the-night car accident occurred. Investigators say the drunk driver may have reached speeds of 80 miles per hour as… Read More »
Polygamist preacher convicted of child sexual abuse
The 55-year-old leader of a religious group that practices polygamy was recently found guilty of child sexual assault charges. The head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was accused of the sexual abuse of 12 and 15-year-old girls he claimed were “celestial brides.” A seven member legal team was dismissed… Read More »
Dallas jury gives man 99 years in prison for raping niece
A 42-year-old man recently pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The child he raped and beat was his teenage niece. A Dallas jury of five men and seven women deliberated for just under two hours before they sentenced the man to a 99-year jail term and $10,000 fine…. Read More »
12-year-old in a coma after Texas hit-and-run accident
A 12-year-old boy is in a coma as the result of catastrophic injuries he received while riding a go-kart alongside a park near his Richardson, Texas, home. The 62-year-old woman blamed for the hit-and-run accident told police she does not remember what happened. The boy’s family believes the charges against the Richardson woman should… Read More »