What Are Some of the Causes of Texas Car Accidents?
The Texas Department of Transportation has compiled and ranked the leading cause’s auto collisions in the state of Texas. According to the agency, the number one cause of car accidents in Texas is failure to control speed. Speeding caused more than 108,000 accidents. The next most common cause of car accidents in Texas is driver inattention.…
Read MoreCrash Alert: Erratic Driver Arrested After Fatal Houston Car Accident
HOUSTON, TX – A woman was killed on Monday night when an erratic driver ran a red light in northwest Houston and collided with her vehicle. According to KHOU, the accident occurred at about 8:20 p.m., within the intersection of Gulf Bank Road and Antoine Drive. Police say that prior to the fatal collision, 28-year-old…
Read MoreCash Alert: Two Killed Following North Beltway Wrong-Way Crash
HOUSTON, TX – Two people died as the result of a high-speed wrong way collision along the North Beltway early Tuesday morning. According to KTRK, the accident occurred at about 12:15 p.m., when a black sedan was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of the Beltway collided with another vehicle near Veterans Memorial Drive. One…
Read MoreCrash Alert: Head-on Collision Kills Two, Injures Infant in Highlands
HIGHLANDS, TX – A head-on collision in the 1700 block of S. Main killed two drivers and critically injured an infant, KHOU reports. According to KHOU, the accident happened on Thursday night, just before 10 p.m. Witnesses reported seeing a black Chevy Silverado crash head-on into a white Chevy Silverado on S. Main St. Both…
Read MoreCrash Alert: One Dead In Three-Vehicle Crash On Spring Cypress Rd
SPRING, TX – A woman died after losing control of her vehicle and crashing head-on into two other cars on the 8100 block of Spring Cypress Road on Jan. 1. Unrestrained female deceased in car. Initially we believed there were two separate fatal crashes, but instead only one. https://t.co/VMJyIFROfH — Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) January 1,…
Read MoreCrash Alert: Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes, Kills Passenger
HOUSTON, TX – Prosecutors have charged a suspected drunk driver following a fatal crash in Humble on Sunday. KPRC reports that 35-year-old Eliud Isael Martinez Sanchez lost control of his gray GMC Yukon shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday, driving it into a ditch and then into a residential driveway at 6000 Glen Lee Drive. The…
Read MoreCrash Alert: Fatal T-Bone Accident Kills 1 in Shady Acres Area
HOUSTON, TX – A man died when his car was T-boned by another vehicle at the intersection of the North Loop service road and Ella Boulevard last Friday. According to KHOU, a vehicle a red light and slammed into the back of a second vehicle, killing the driver inside. The passenger of the first vehicle…
Read MoreCan You Still Recover Damages if You Were Partially at Fault in Your Los Angeles Car Accident?
It is almost impossible to say for sure who was responsible for a car accident. Usually, both parties are somewhat at fault. Even if someone hits you from behind, they may be able to show that you did something wrong. For example, you may have had a brake light out. Or maybe you slammed on…
Read MoreCrash Alert: 23-year-old Driver Dies In Collision On Hwy 290
HOUSTON, TX – A 23-year-old driver died in a multi-car collision on Highway 290 near W Tidwell Rd early on Monday morning, KHOU reports. According to KHOU, the events unfolded around 2 a.m. on Monday. The driver of a Toyota sideswiped a Chevy Malibu while driving westbound on 290. Both vehicles spun out, causing the…
Read MoreCrash Alert: One Injured In Collision Involving Houston Police Cruiser
HOUSTON, TX – One person was injured in a collision on the Southwest Freeway near Bellaire Boulevard when a Jeep struck the front of a police cruiser while changing lanes. Abc13 reports that the accident happened at around 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday in the eastbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway. The crash forced both the…
Read MoreCan You Demand Punitive Damages in Your Houston Auto Accident Case?
There are really only two reasons why somebody would call a Houston auto accident lawyer. Either they want compensation for their injuries, or they want justice. These are not necessarily the same thing. Nobody should have to shoulder the burden of medical bills if they didn’t cause their car accident. At the same time, accident victims want…
Read MoreCrash Alert: Driver, Passenger Die In Wrong-Way Crash On Hwy 288
HOUSTON, TX – A wrong-way driver and their passenger died on Tuesday when they crashed head-on into another vehicle on the Highway 288 toll road. According to KHOU, the female driver was 21 and her passenger was 25. They both died when their vehicle flipped on impact. The driver of the red Honda Accord they…
Read MoreCrash Alert: Two Dead, Three Injured In Huntsville Crash On I-190
HUNTSVILLE, TX – Two people are dead and three people, including two small children, are injured following a head-on collision on I-190 near FM 2296 that happened last Saturday. According to KWTX, a Nissan SUV was driving east on I-190 when it entered the westbound lane to pass another vehicle. While in the westbound lane,…
Read MoreCrash Alert: Teenage Brothers Killed in Crash on I-69
CLEVELAND, TX – Two teenage brothers died in a car accident on I-69 last Saturday when a commercial van rear-ended the family’s car, sending them into the back of a pickup truck. According to an article from KHOU, one of the boys died at the scene. The other died while being transferred to HCA Cleveland…
Read MoreCrash Alert: Houston Police Officer Involved in Crash on Hwy 59
HOUSTON, TX – A Houston police officer was involved in a collision on Highway 59 when the driver of a Jeep struck the officer’s patrol car at the intersection of Hamilton and Pierce Streets. A crash that caused an HPD patrol car to land on Hwy 59 s/b has resulted in minor injuries to an…
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