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Why You Should Never Speak to An Insurance Adjuster After an Auto Accident
When you have been injured in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you should be aware that you have two insurance companies to deal with. There is the insurance company of the party who caused the accident, as well as your insurance company. When it comes to your own insurance company, it is…
A New Study on Alcohol Involved Crashes During Fiesta San Antonio
Fiesta San Antonio is nearly here. An economic, cultural, and tourism boon for San Antonio, the festivities will attract nearly 3.5 million partygoers and contribute over $340 million to the local economy. However, as with any large scale celebration, people tend to overdo it and make bad choices that impact the health and safety…
Are Hands-Free Devices Actually Safer?
As we have noted previously, November 7, 2000 was a banner day for the state of Texas, since that was the last day without a road fatality in the state. Many, including those at the Texas Department of Transportation, are wondering if the deadly streak since then, which is now in its 19th year,…
What Are the Top Causes of Semi-Truck Accidents in Texas?
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, late last month, a 21-year-old woman from San Antonio, Elysia Neylan Leos, was killed in a truck accident involving an 18-wheeler truck in Duval County, Texas. The news release notes that Leos was a passenger in a 2011 Mercedes-Benz that was traveling north on U.S. Highway…
Efforts to Keep Pedestrians Safe Around Traffic Are Proceeding
As most are aware of by now, Syracuse University’s head basketball coach Jim Boeheim had just a second or two to try to swerve and avoid hitting a car that had stalled out in the middle of a Syracuse highway last weekend, and he was unable to avoid hitting the car’s driver, who had…
Reducing Wrong-Way Accidents in Texas
According to a recent study, those who drive the wrong way on roads throughout Texas cause more car accidents here than in any other state in the country. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is well aware of the problem, and they have been working on possible solutions to this serious problem. So far, the state…
The Growing Danger of Drowsy Driving
It seems to have taken a while to get there, but everyone now agrees that driving drunk is extremely dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. Despite this knowledge, Texas is always at or near the top when it comes to drunk driving deaths. Likewise, the dangers of distracted driving are also becoming…
With More Oil and Gas Activity Comes More Auto Accidents in West Texas
Last week, the Winkler County Sheriff’s office posted some data on their Facebook page that showed a sharp increase in the number of crashes in a number of West Texas counties from 2016 to 2018. In particular, the post noted that the total number of crashes had increased by two-thirds, with a 97 percent…
The Effects of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Can Change Your Life
Most of us think we know how serious traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can be, but many people don’t seem to realize that they don’t always heal the same as other other injuries and the impact of a serious TBI can lead to a lifetime of pain and medical care. Many traumatic brain injuries are…
Texas Dram Shop Laws a Factor Into Fatal Houston DUI
About 9 days before Christmas, a Texas teen allegedly downed as many as a dozen alcoholic drinks before he slipped in behind the wheel of his truck, where he proceeded to cause a wrong-way DUI crash that took the life of a young mother. Underage and Overserved Back on Dec. 16, 19-year-old driver Erick Hernandez swerved…