Month: May 2020

Abraham Watkins

Traffic Is Down, But Accident Fatality Rates Are Up: Why?

Given the current public health crisis, many states have either mandated or urged residents to stay at home. While Governor Greg Abbott allowed local areas to dictate directives for some weeks, an official stay-at-home order began in Texas on April 2, 2020. Apart from essential worker travel and trips for necessities like medicine and groceries,…

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Researchers Report an Increase in Traffic Fatality Rates per Miles Driven Despite Stay-At-Home Orders

According to a recent report by The National Safety Council, preliminary traffic fatality data from March 2020 shows that as Americans began driving less and covering fewer miles, the emptier roads became more lethal. Researchers compiled traffic fatality data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Researchers reported an eight percent decrease in…

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Off-Road Vehicle Rollover Accidents

When designing, manufacturing, and selling vehicles designed to go off-road, occupant safety should be a primary concern. Yet, accident data shows that rollovers among these vehicles are common, foreseeable accidents. Furthermore, data reveals extremity injuries are the most common injures caused by rollovers. In cases involving severe extremity injuries, the lack of or an inadequate…

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Harris County Woman Files Lawsuit After Door Malfunction Causes Severed Finger

On March 30, 2020, a Harris County woman filed a complaint in the Harris County District Court against BKD Twenty-One Management Company, Inc. doing business as Brookdale Plaza West University, the manager of the subject premises, Brookdale Employee Services, LLC, HCP HB3 West University Houston TX GP, LLC, among others. The woman brought multiple causes…

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