Car & Truck Accidents Articles

In the early morning hours on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, a motorcyclist collided with a big-rig tanker truck outside the Lubrizol Corporation chemical plant in east Harris County. Anson Guillory, the driver of the motorcycle, sustained life-threatening injuries and died as a result of the two-vehicle crash. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the…

In the early morning hours on Sunday, four children were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. Lourdes Lopez, the driver of the Jeep in which they were passengers, allegedly was intoxicated. Heading north on Fry Road, she allegedly ran a red light at the eastbound service road of I-10. One boy was ejected, raising…

Unsurprisingly, drunk driving accounts for a huge number of fatal accidents in Houston and throughout the United States. Nearly 12,000 people died in drunk driving accidents in 2008 alone. Another fatal drunk driving accident happened in Houston this week, killing one man and injuring two other people. The crash occurred shortly after 10:00 p.m. in…

The City of Houston says that Houston Fire Department ambulances were involved in almost 300 car accidents over the last two years. KHOU 11 News installed cameras on one ambulance to find out just how big the problem is. According to ambulance drivers as well as the camera footage, Houston drivers are the biggest problem….

Two deputies from the Harris County sheriff’s office wound up in a head-on collision earlier this week. While head-on collisions can be very dangerous, it turns out that so-called “overlap crashes” are potentially worse. An “overlap crash” is a head-on collision that involves the outer 25 percent on either side of a car’s front end….

A drunk driver ran over two children on Halloween night. This was the driver’s second alleged DWI offense after she received another conviction in 2010. While authorities expect both children to recover from their injuries, there is no excuse for this kind of driving negligence. Drunk drivers cause far too many injuries and deaths in…

Last legislative session, Governor Rick Perry vetoed a bill passed by both houses that banned texting while driving anywhere in the state. Perry acknowledged it was inappropriate to text while driving, but did not want government to become a micromanager of adult behavior. Texas is one of only 11 states that do not ban texting…

Earlier this year, the Texas Transportation Commission approved higher speed limits for some Texas roads. This Wednesday marks the opening of a new, 40-mile stretch of Texas Highway 130 toll road with the nation’s highest speed limit: 85 miles per hour. While State officials say they are not worried about increased danger, many others are…