Category Archives: Car Accidents
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 »
Texas fatality recorded on new high-speed highway
“Everything is bigger in Texas” could become “Everything is bigger and faster in Texas” with the opening of the country’s speediest highway. Drivers on the final 41-mile stretch of Highway 130 can travel the toll road at up to 85 mph between San Antonio and Austin. Four auto accidents involving wild hogs occurred the… Read More »
Texas soldier dies in 3-vehicle motorcycle crash
A Fort Hood soldier thrown from his motorcycle by one car was struck and killed by a second vehicle in Killeen. The fatal Texas auto accident remains under investigation by local authorities. The car accident happened on a Sunday afternoon around 2 o’clock while the motorcyclist was headed northbound on a city street. The… Read More »
Police sift crash evidence in Texas teen’s death
Circumstances surrounding the death of a Texas City teenager are under investigation in Galveston. The Ford Mustang that the 18-year-old and four others occupied plummeted off a seawall close to East Beach. A preliminary police report dismissed the possibility of a drunk driving accident. A reconstruction team is examining evidence for other possibilities for… Read More »
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 »
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 »
