Car and Auto Accidents Blogs - Page 3
A recent study showed eleven of the 50 most dangerous highways in the United states are located in Texas. The study, conducted by Value Penguin, pulled data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (NHTSA-FARS). The study considered several different factors in making the assessment, such as fatalities per crash, miles-traveled per capita and percentage of fatal non-vehicle collisions. While no one wants to be one of these statistics, vehicle accidents do happen and they can cause mental and physical pain.
Auto mishaps can have many different causes and sometimes determining who or what is at fault can be a complex process. If there’s a multi-car pile up, for example, the process of figuring out who is responsible for what damages can be a lengthy and arduous process. Additionally, there maybe some outside factor that contributed to the impairment of a driver before they caused a crash. A bartender continuing to serve a customer alcohol past what they reasonably should, would be a case where on outside party contributed to the occurrence of an automobile accident.
Interstate Shut Down In Grand Prairie After Vehicle Fire
A single-vehicle accident on Wednesday morning caused Interstate I-30 to be shut down for about two hours while emergency response teams cleared the wreckage, according to this report from WFAA.
The accident, which is still being investigated by authorities, …
Toyota Gifts Brand New SUV To Paramedic For Heroics During Deadly Pile-Up
Behind every tragedy is a story of misfortune, of victims caught in the middle of horrible events, their lives changed forever. That’s what makes them tragedies. However, every once in a while, from tragedy a different kind of story emerges, …
Dallas Crash Injures Eight
Two vehicles and eight people were involved in a dangerous accident in southeast Dallas early Sunday morning, according to this report from NBC DFW. Deputies of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a major accident at about …
After 100-Car Pile-Up Nurse Still Goes To Work
Rebecca Benson was on her way to work when she met up with, and ended up in the middle of, a major Texas pile-up. On her way to Cook Children’s Medical Center, located in downtown Fort Worth, Rebecca hit black …
NTSB To Investigate Massive Ft Worth Pileup
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported recently that the National Transportation Safety Board is beginning an investigation into the recent deadly 133-car pileup along the TEXPress HOT lanes on Interstate 35 West in Fort Worth, one of the most cataclysmic pileups …
Woman Arrested After Fatal Head-On Crash Near Hawkins
A man is dead and a woman is arrested after a three-car crash on Interstate 10 near Hawkins, Texas, according to a report from KFOXTV.
A woman driving a Ford Edge on the interstate lost control of her vehicle, …
Driver Crashes Into Crane, Dies
One person is dead after hitting a construction crane with his or her vehicle. The incident happened on February 9, according to this report from Construction Equipment.
The details of the crash are still a bit hazy, as local …
Head-On Crash In Keller Kills Two
Of all the kinds of car accidents that can happen on the road, few are nearly as dangerous, as fatal, as the head-on collision. We might hear of someone being T-boned, and this is a very dangerous crash. Of course, …
Single-Vehicle Accident North Of Vidor Leaves One Dead And One Injured
A 43-year-old man has been pronounced dead after a single-vehicle accident on West Circle, north of Vidor, Texas. The incident occurred around 2:30 in the morning on Thursday. The driver, 38 years old, survived but was rushed to a hospital …
Hit-And-Run Crash Leads To Arrest After One Woman And Child Die
The driver of a black Audi was arrested after a hit-and-run crash killed a woman and a child, according to this report from NBC DFW. Kendrick Demon Collins, 28 years old, was driving northbound on Interstate 35W in Northlake …
Man Arrested After Fatal Car Crash
Our justice system has been designed to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. This is why you are innocent until proven guilty. This is why first-time offenders often get off easy, allowing them to prove their determination to do …
Head-On Crash Kills 6 In South Texas
Last Saturday, early in the morning, a deadly head-on collision took place, leaving 6 dead and 3 injured. This crash happened in South Texas, on Interstate 37 near Mathis, Texas. Mathis is about 20 miles north of Corpus Cristi.
The …
One Of Two Juveniles Injured In Crash Flown To Denton Hospital
Have you ever seen a youngster driving a car and cringed inwardly? He or she looks so young, you may think. Are they old enough to be driving? Are they being safe, or are they likely to do something foolish, …
Frisco Crash Ends With Driver Dead
The online world, the world of quick saves in video games, of the recycle bin on your PC’s desktop, of the convenient “undo” button at the top of almost every app or program, we sometimes lose touch with the permanent …
Four Killed In Saturday Morning Crash In Dallas
Some who have gone through a driver’s ed course have reported being exposed to graphic images of car accidents and the like. For what purpose? To impress on the minds of these soon-to-be-new-drivers that the roads are full of possible …
Crash Between Truck and Small Car Ends In Woman’s Death
Many accidents, even fatal traffic accidents, can be avoided. Too many crashes these days are caused by the poor choices of one or more drivers. For example, the decision to drive home from a party while intoxicated may seem innocent …
Suspect Arrested After Gruesome Rideshare Murder
More and more drivers today are using dashcams to record either what happens inside or outside their vehicles. This is both because the technology continues to get more inexpensive, and therefore accessible, and also because the use of such devices …
Military Dallas Resident Killed In Vehicle Accident In Kuwait
Often, car accidents cause pain and suffering in a variety of ways. There is the property damage, which can run into the thousands of dollars, something many don’t think about at the moment but hurts their budget for years to …
Head-On Collision in Van Zandt County Kills Two
We all need to use our vehicles to get around, to get to work on time, or to take our children to school. Even in these times of the pandemic, when we are encouraged to stay home as much as …
Tractor-Trailer Involved in Crash that Held Up Dallas Traffic
The traffic in the greater Dallas-Fort-Worth area is infamously bad. The heavy flow of traffic, even during this time of the pandemic, can cause lengthy delays. But such delays can be exasperated by accidents, which can happen at any time …
Argument Results In Death By Vehicle
Police were called to a Highland Village parking lot sometime shortly after 7:45 p.m. last Wednesday, having received reports of some kind of vehicle accident according to WFAA.
When they arrived at the parking lot near the 1900 block …
Speeding Teenager Crashed Into Pole, Dies
When you’re in a hurry, you may see speed limits as an inconvenience. Why not push it by just a few miles per hour, you think? Maybe just five or ten?
But we all know these speed limits have been …
Tarrant County Crash Ends Three Lives
High-speed highways are convenient in many ways. They allow us to travel efficiently. They grow business and trade, and–generally–they are safer than smaller country roads.
But when things go wrong on a high-speed highway, especially one with medium or heavy …
GM Recalls Nearly A Million Vehicles For Safety Issues
A new recall by General Motors should give owners of new model vehicles pause. There is a flaw in several models that could prevent the seatbelts from working in a crash. NBC reports.
GM says that a bracket on some …
Road Rage Spikes Across The Country, Pandemic Blamed
A new task force has been created in Houston to combat a more than 30% increase in road rage incidents this year. NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reports.
Houston has seen an overall increase in violent crime this year along with other …
If you or a loved one become injured in an accident where another driver or even the automobile manufacturer is at fault, you need someone who is going to be on your side to explain your best options. Insurance companies often do not have your best interests in mind when trying to negotiate a settlement. That’s why having an experienced auto-accident attorney on your team can be a valuable asset.
