The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducted a study in 2019. They found that approximately 36,500 people were killed and 4.5 million were injured in auto accidents that year. The NHTSA concluded that the traffic crashes costs society $340 billion in one year. The study also calculated that from 1975 to 2019 seat belt…
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In 2021, there were over 5,000 crashes involving pedestrians in Texas, which resulted in 841 deaths. According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), that was an increase of 15% from the year before. Currently, pedestrian deaths now account for 20% of all traffic fatalities in Texas. Over 1,450 people were seriously injured in traffic…
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A Texas jury awarded more than $12 million to the families of three people that were killed in a small plane crash in 2019. Marc Tellepsen, Mark Scioneaux, and Reagan Miller were passengers in a plane being flown by Jeffrey Weiss. All of them were killed after their twin-engine Beechcraft BE58 left the airport and…
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In 2019, at approximately 3:00 in the morning, David Sollars, then 54-years-old, was working as a painter during a resurfacing and repaving project. Unfortunately, he was struck by a motorist. He immediately lost consciousness and ultimately died of his injuries. His widow, Shelley Sollars, filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Mr. Sollars additionally left behind three…
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On November 14, 2021, Kenrick Elwin McKoy, who was driving for Uber, dropped off a passenger at the airport. Mr. McKoy claims he was checking his phone’s Uber app to confirm his next passenger when he suddenly saw Joseph David Chase, Jr. on his bicycle. He was riding in the middle of the road. Mr….
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In the summer of 2017, a college student at Georgia Tech was riding his bike on a designated bike path when a trucker, who did not see him, struck him. The 22-year-old was seriously injured; he suffered a crushed skull, partial blindness, a loss of cognitive skills, and multiple fractures. A senior in the aerospace…
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Voncile Hill, 62, and her husband Melvin Hill, 74, were farmers traveling from their home to pick up a tractor part when their tire blew out. Their 2002 Ford Super Duty F-250 pickup rolled over. They did not survive the accident. Their children sued Ford and others. A jury found that Ford had sold 5.2…
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On July 3, 2021, 11-year-old Michael Jaramillo boarded a raft on Adventureland’s Raging River Ride. It overturned and Michael drowned. His family has filed suit. According to the suit, Michael; his parents, David and Sabrina; his brothers, David and Gus; and cousin Nyla Pettie were at the park to celebrate Michael’s brother’s (David) birthday. They got on the…
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