Crashes, Collisions and Accidents Blogs - Page 6
When two moving vehicles collide into one another, the outcome can be catastrophic. Collision accidents can have a devastating consequences, such as injury, property damage or even death. The cost of medical care along with productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion, for a one-year period, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The total annual cost, associated with car accidents, amounts to nearly $500 for each licensed driver in the United States, according to a study in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention. When you become injured in a car crash, bills can add up quickly.
There can be many contributing factors in a collision accident. Drinking and driving and distracted driving are two of the more common contributors in dangerous crash accidents. Additionally, speed can exacerbate the potential harm or lethality of a wreck. All of these potentially deadly practices and factors are completely avoidable.
Police Chase on SMU Campus
If you were to look at the list of unfortunate things that you could do in your vehicle, there would be drunken driving, speeding, and leading police on a chase. All three of these actions don’t have great outcomes for …
Rain-Slick Roads Cause SUV Accident at DFW Airport
Rain. It’s a condition on the road that all of us have to deal with. Unfortunately, there are people out there who believe that they have the ability and the experience to conquer the effects of rain. Add to that …
Rollover Accident Involves 9 People
Two people are dead and seven others injured after a rollover accident that happened along Interstate 35W in the Dallas Fort Worth area.
According to police investigators who responded to the crash, the accident occurred on Saturday afternoon in the …
Two DART Bus Accident in South Dallas
An accident involving two DART buses at Bronx Avenue and Ledbetter Drive in South Dallas has sent 10 people to the hospital.
According to investigators, the accident happened at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Sunday when the Route 466 bus …
Mother Seeks Answers in SXSW Accident
After tragic accidents involving death, families are left wanting answers to many questions. How did it happen? Why did it happen? Was there anything that could have been done? Answers to these and other questions can help a family move …
City Worker Killed in Rollover Crash
When an accident happens, sometime it can be hard to understand just who was at fault, or what the actual cause of the accident was. Unfortunately, that means families are often left picking up the pieces or tragically even having …
Man Injured in Towing Accident
Serious injuries can lead to a lifetime of health problems. Without the right kind of compensation, many people find themselves dealing with injuries for years to come, without anywhere to turn. That doesn’t have to be the case, however.
Take …
Bus Accident in SE Dallas
An accident on Saturday afternoon has sent two people to area hospitals after a car slammed into the rear end of a Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus in Southeast Dallas.
One passenger from the bus was sent to Baylor …
Watch Out for Icy Roads This Season!
A woman has died after her pickup truck plunged through a guardrail on Interstate 35E and into the icy waters of Lewsisville Lake on Saturday the 7th. Eyewitness accounts state that the victim’s truck hit a patch of ice, sending it …
Dallas County Harris Airplane Crash
One person has been killed and a second person injured after a small aircraft crashed into a building at the Hooks Airport on Sunday Evening. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office received a call at approximately 7:15 p.m. that a Cessna …
Grease Fire Takes Out Apartment Building
Firefighters were called to a three-alarm fire in Lewisville after a grease fire went out of control in a kitchen this morning. Cody Baker, a resident at the Autumn Breeze Apartments, said the fire started in his unit when he …
Second Bus Crash in San Antonio in as many Days
A San Antonio city bus collided with the front of a home on San Antonio’s east side after crashing into another vehicle and jumping a curb around 1:00 p.m. Sunday. While the driver of the bus was not injured and …
Man Crashes Many Times Trying to Get Away
Dallas Police Department officials say that a man recklessly drove his truck into mailboxes, cars and fences before finally being arrested early Friday morning.
James Stubblefield, a resident of Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Dallas, was awoken by the loud crashing …
SUV Crashes Through Home, Thankfully Misses Family
A Dallas area family was able to narrowly escape injury after a man driving an SUV crashed his vehicle into their home Wednesday morning. Cathy Tennison said normally her two daughters would have been in the den of the home …
Wrong-Way Crash Kills Two on the Turnpike
Two people have been killed in a wrong-way crash on the President George Bush Turnpike early Sunday.
A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said a Mini Cooper with two people inside was going westbound in the eastbound …
Workplace Accident at Baylor Under Investigation
An odor of unknown origin caused evacuations at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine on Thursday morning.
Emergency crews were summoned to Baylor Medical Center after five members of the hospital staff were overcome by fumes of some sort. Those involved …
Allstate Reports on Most Dangerous Texas Cities for Drivers
A new report issued from Allstate Insurance Co. lists nine cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth as having more accident-prone motorists than anywhere else in Texas.
Garland drivers were ranked as the most dangerous and were approximately 50 percent more likely …
Two Children Injured in Tubing Accident
Two children, an 8-year-old and a 4-year-old, were injured in a boating accident that took place on Joe Pool Lake at around 8:40 p.m. Sunday night.
The children were hurt when the tube they were riding on was struck by …
Head-On Collision Throws Parts All Over
A head-on collision on Highway 121 near Anna has left one person dead and another seriously injured Saturday morning.
Authorities report that the accident happened at approximately 8:40 a.m. about a half-mile south of the intersection with FM 455. Emergency …
Fried Chicken Destroys Storage Units
A fire broke out in a rented storage unit when two men were apparently trying to fry chicken inside the unit. The blaze destroyed parts of the building.
Denton County Fire officials said the fire broke out on Tuesday night …
City of Ft. Worth Accidentally Demolishes Wrong Home
On July 12, contractors working for the City of Fort Worth Texas mistakenly demolished the wrong property on Watercress Drive.
The city had approved the demolition of a house that had been damaged in a fire. However, there were no …
FAA Investigates Small Plane Crash
A University of Texas professor and her husband were killed in a crash involving a small plane near Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says a Hawker Beechcraft A36 went down Sunday afternoon near Alma, …
Plane Crash Under Investigation
A small airplane crash in Van Zandt County claimed the lives of all four aboard the aircraft. Among the dead are a Southlake dentist and his two sons.
The final tweets from the two teens, Paul and Mason Ledet, expressed …
DFR Engine Involved with Accident
A Dallas Fire and Rescue engine was involved in an accident on Monday afternoon. DFR spokesman Jason Evans said the accident involved Engine 46 and a small white sedan. The accident happened in front of the fire station located at 331 East …
Teens Cause Havoc on I-35
Waco police say two juveniles were taken into custody after rocks and concrete chunks were thrown off an Interstate 35 overpass, injuring drivers and damaging vehicles over the weekend.
Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton told the Waco Tribune-Herald that three or …
If you lose a loved one or become injured in a collision caused by someone else’s negligence or impairment, you will need legal counsel to help you through the difficult claims process in order to help get your life back on tack. This can mean finding a reputable attorney who can help you assess your financial losses through and inability to work, property loss or even the loss of income if a loved one is killed.
