On what would have normally been a happy Independence Day holiday spent with family, July 4, 2012 proved to be a fateful day for Zorine and Burton Lindner. A train hauling coal from Wyoming to Milwaukee hit a kink in the tracks that afternoon, causing a derailment that left 28 rail cars piled up on…
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Is your car helping you avoid car accidents? If it is a newer model of certain manufacturers it may be. According to a recent study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (part of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety), vehicles with forward collision warning systems have lower reported instances of insurance claims. This means that…
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On June 20, 2012, a Harris County jury returned a $2.26 million verdict against a drunk driver that caused a 2010 crash that killed one and severely injured another. Houstonian, Angela Maxwell, was driving home with a friend from church on August 25, 2010 when her vehicle was hit by a SUV driving by Gina…
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While the oil boom in Texas on Eagle Ford Shale and Barnet Shale is most welcome from an economic standpoint, the boom, unfortunately, has its drawbacks. Everyone knows that working in the oil and gas industry is among one of the most dangerous occupations. And now a number of these already dangerous positions are being…
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Texas could be the first state to have a posted speed limit of 85 miles per hour. But what impact would having the highest posted speed limit in the nation have on traffic safety and auto accidents? Legislators think it would actually make the roadway safer. In a hope to alleviate traffic congestion on Interstate…
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We’ve recently written posts about the problems with texting behind the wheel and other distractions common while driving. We’ve also blogged about teen drivers and some of the deadly situations that result when inexperienced drivers fail to comprehend the dangers of thrill-seeking. But what happens when you combine the two? A recent government survey found…
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Eight teenagers in Georgia decided to skip class one morning and cruise around the neighborhood in a classmate’s SUV. Three teens rode outside of the SUV, holding onto the roof and sides. When the SUV took a corner too fast, the vehicle rolled, crushing the legs of one of the teens that had been riding…
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The surviving family members of United States Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal James “JP” Salinas recently filed suit against the City of Eagle Lake in Colorado County. Corporal Salinas died on April 28, 2012 from injuries he sustained in an auto collision while riding his motorcycle and wearing his helmet. The lawsuit alleges that Corporal Salinas…
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