The family of Kylie Doniak, a University of Texas soccer player, has filed a lawsuit against Yassine Enterprises for over-serving a hit-and-run suspect in Austin, Texas. The lawsuit alleges that Yassine’s bars Fuel and Vice, over-served 22-year-old Nicholas Ray Colunga. According to the lawsuit, Colunga arrived at Fuel at about 11:30 p.m. on February 2,…
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Road construction, distracted drivers and pedestrians and enraged drivers are all a part of the hazards that motorists face every day. In Houston, road rage is contributing to a large number of car accidents, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Crash statistics suggest that road rage played a role in more than 900 car…
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As reported by news sources earlier this week, three men were severely injured in a flash fire that occurred at the Watco Mechanical Services facility in Hockley, Texas on the afternoon of Sunday, August 19, 2012. The fire broke out in a paint booth which was under construction at the time. According to the company’s…
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A 21-year-old man died last month after a drilling accident at a Texas oil field. While authorities have not yet disclosed the results of an investigation into this incident, his death is another reminder of the heightened risks of catastrophic injuries or fatalities in the oil and gas industry. The current oil exploration boom is…
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The Associated Press is reporting on a case arising out of a June 2010 auto crash that killed Kaitlynn Fisher. Progressive Insurance Company is now dealing with wide-spread negative publicity for its efforts to avoid paying policy benefits to the family of its insured, Kaitlynn Fisher, who died in the auto collision. The case stems…
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According to a recent article in NaturalNews, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has admitted to hundreds of millions of dollars in payoffs to doctors. Eli Lilly, founded in Indiana, makes billions of dollars every year off the sale of their patented drugs, which according to their television ads will cure whatever ails you. The company, which…
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According to the Associated Press, the parent company of a Charleston, South Carolina restaurant has agreed to pay $1.1 million to the family of Quentin Miller who was killed in a drunk-driving accident caused by one of the restaurant’s employees. When a person chooses to get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol the bar or…
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A state audit of the Texas Department of Transportation reported that Texas traffic fatalities have decreased almost 15 percent since 2006. The audit report stated that in 2010 Texas saw 3,028 traffic deaths and about 234 billion miles of driving. According to a formulation used by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for evaluating…
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