Category Archives: Distracted Driving
What to Know About Distracted Driving
As a labor and employment law firm deeply rooted in Riverside, California, Ochoa & Calderón understands the importance of equal opportunity and justice in the workplace. One prevalent issue our clients often face is racial discrimination. This blog post aims to shed light on this crucial topic by clarifying what qualifies as race discrimination… Read More »
Tragedy Strikes Indianapolis Family
Tragedy struck an Indianapolis family when their pickup truck rolled over in Hooks, Texas, about 15 miles west of Texarkana. Three passengers, Belen Morales, 44, Jesus Ochoa, 49 and Isaac Morales-Ochoa, 12, were killed when they were ejected from the truck. Eyewitnesses to the accident report that the truck crossed the center line of… Read More »
Heights crash sends one to hospital
A woman driving a Nissan Maxima was hospitalized after a pickup truck ran into her in Harker Heights near Killeen, Texas on July 31, 2013. The driver of the pickup truck failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection while traveling west on East Central Texas Expressway. According to Nolanville Police Chief, Gary Kent,… Read More »
Deaths in car accidents among Texas teens soar
Deadly car accidents involving teens are on the rise across the U.S., according to a report by the Governors Highway Safety Association. The report states that fatal car accidents for teens climbed during the first half of last year, after leveling off or declining for eight years. Texas was one of three states where… Read More »
Texas legislature pushing texting and driving ban
Sixty percent of the states in the U.S. have some form of law that bans texting while driving. In Texas, texting bans are locally in effect in San Antonio, Austin, El Paso and Dallas, but a statewide bill has yet to be passed. Of the several distracted driving proposals to curb auto accident injuries… Read More »