TxDOT data shows Texas leads nation in wrong-way car accidents

Common sense would dictate that any possible option to avoid or reduce a certain type of deadly highway accident would have a high priority on the desks of highway safety administrators. But in Texas, and specifically on North Texas roads, officials apparently need years of convi...

Statewide texting and driving ban on legislative agenda in 2015

As one year closes, another legislative session is slated to begin. Some concerns are already on the table for the 84th Session. One of the most prominent is a statewide ban on texting while driving. It would be hard to dispute the dangers of texting and driving given the...

Delayed-effect injuries: how they can occur and what you can do

It is often the case that large things have small beginnings. This can be the case when you have been in what may at first seem to be a minor car accident with another vehicle. For instance, a low-speed, rear-end accident, caused when the driver behind you becomes distracte...

Issues of proof in common causes of car-truck accidents

The adage "time is money" is axiomatic in business, and one of the aspects in which it manifests itself most frequently is in the delivery process. These deliveries often involve commercial trucks that transport goods throughout the supply chain all the way from the manufacturer ...

Long hours of fracking workers causing danger on Texas roads

It would be hard to deny the positive economic impact the fracking boom has had in Texas over the last several years, but progress is often accompanied by challenges. One of the challenges of the oil patch culture is the commuting worker, or more specifically, the dangers that ac...

Rear-end auto accident on I-30 in Texas kills one, injures others

Sometimes drivers on interstate freeways who are surprised by the sudden deceleration of the vehicle in front of them will seek to avoid a collision by using the shoulder of the highway as a bailout lane. But as a recent fatal accident in Texas has shown, this is not always a sa...

Recovery from a car accident can require professional legal help

You can try to be the safest driver on the road; you wear your safety belt, you observe speed limits, you never drive under the influence of alcohol and you carefully look both ways before proceeding through an intersection. You can try to do everything right but still find you...

Auto accident in Texas on wet pavement kills 2 drivers

Negligence behind the wheel of a car can manifest itself in different ways. Any instance of driver negligence will involve a failure to observe a reasonable standard of care under the circumstances as they existed at the time of an accident. Sometimes what may at first seem to ...

Ways to avoid a drunk driving accident during a holiday

Any nationally-recognized holiday is a time for celebration throughout the United States. In order to participate in all of the related activities for the particular event, Americans regularly flood the roads with their vehicles in ever increasing numbers so they can travel and s...

Texas car accident leaves 1 man dead

Any Texas resident can tell you that the highways and roads of this state can be dangerous places. Although most drivers operate their vehicles with concern for their own safety, and that of their fellow drivers, the sad truth is that accidents can happen anywhere and at any time...