Category Archives: Car Accidents
Safe Driving Tips for the Holidays
The holidays provide a great opportunity to spend quality time celebrating with family and friends. If you’re attending Christmas gatherings and New Year’s Eve parties over the next two weeks, remember to act responsibly and avoid driving drunk. Drunk driving car accidents tend to spike during the holiday season, and the consequences are often… Read More »
5 Tips to Keep Teen Drivers Safe
This week is National Teen Driver Safety Week, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is doubling down on their efforts to improve the safe driving practices of teenage drivers as part of this occasion. Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19, making… Read More »
Experts Predict Surge in Labor Day Traffic Fatalities this Year
Estimates from the National Safety Council (NSC) indicate that we may experience the largest number of Labor Day auto accident fatalities in 8 years. The NSC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to researching ways to lower traffic fatalities, has also found that motor vehicle accident fatalities between January and June 2016 are up 9% from… Read More »
2 Texas teens die, 5 injured when car flips in Collin County
Death frequently impacts a wide circle of people, starting with the decedent’s immediate family and expanding to colleagues, acquaintances and old friends. While death may not be a surprise when a person is in declining health or elderly, it can devastate survivors of young people who die in sudden auto accidents. Texas families are… Read More »
Rider dies after Texas teen pulls out in front of motorcycle
Motorcycles make up just a small segment of the vehicles on Dallas roads, but a disproportionate number of motorcyclists are injured or killed while riding. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported motorcyclists were three times more likely than other motorists to be injured in a crash and 18 times more likely to die…. Read More »
Bicycle-auto crash rates high in Dallas and Denton Counties
Dallas and Denton Counties share a common statistic that makes neither county proud. Both areas recorded some of the highest auto-bicycle collision rates in North Texas last year. According to state transportation officials, the counties had nine car accidents involving bicyclists in 2012 for every 100,000 vehicle registrations. Over half of Denton’s 280 motor… Read More »
License restrictions lowered Texas, U.S. teen fatality rates
Five teens riding in a car north of Amarillo died when the vehicle collided with a fuel tanker. Texas Panhandle authorities are still investigating months after the fatal car accident near Dumas. Police determined the 17-year-old car driver pulled out in front of the truck. The only person to survive the crash was the… Read More »
Texas police investigate crash that killed two young adults
Accident investigators are evidence gatherers. Police inspect car accident scenes and talk to witnesses to determine whether laws were broken. Criminal charges and prosecution may follow. Evidence of a crime is not necessary for accident victims and families to request compensation for driver negligence. An east central Texas crash involving a pair of trucks… Read More »
High school junior dies, three hurt in Texas street race
San Antonio police said a Texas high school senior lost her life in a crash that apparently was linked to street racing. The car accident occurred when the vehicle in which four students were riding struck a pick-up truck. According to investigators’ reports, the teen and three other students from Brandeis High School were… Read More »
Texas dad accused of accident revenge killing
Almost anyone could empathize with the sadness, anger and rage a parent would feel after watching their children die in a needless accident. How a person responds to a fatal car accident may not be known until the tragic event occurs. A Texas father saw his sons die when a car smashed into the… Read More »