Texas car accidents range in severity, and individuals may exhibit significant differences in their responses to these potentially traumatic events. The magnitude of an accident may not become evident until some time after the incident; thus, Texas accident victims must take steps to address their injuries and preserve their recovery…
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Is Proof of Criminal Liability Important in a Texas Wrongful Death Claim?
Although this past holiday season has looked a little different from previous ones because of the pandemic, Texas roads remain busy as families continue to take road trips, commute around town for necessities and daily errands, and travel. Even though COVID-19 may have kept many at home this holiday season,…
ACCIDENT INJURY REPORT: Woman Charged with Intoxication Assault After Family of 3 Struck by Car in Beaumont Neighborhood in Pedestrian Hit and Run
July 29, 2020: BEAUMONT, Texas — A 21-year-old Beaumont woman has been charged after police say the car she was driving struck two adults and a child in a west end Beaumont neighborhood Wednesday evening. Kenlie Davis, 21, of Beaumont, was arrested near the scene and later charged with three…
Accident Injury Report- Combination Motorcycle Crash/Drunk Driving Incident Kills Man in Pasadena
Photo Credit: KPRC News PASADENA, Texas (Jan 3, 2020)– A Motorcycle Crash in Pasadena kills one man and lands another in custody. Police said the crash happened around 3:40 a.m. on Genoa Red Bluff Road between Space Center Boulevard and Red Bluff Road.…
Recovering After a Texas DUI Accident
In Texas, drunk driving is taken seriously by lawmakers, police, and prosecutors. Yet, despite the decades-long efforts of government agencies and non-profit organizations, drunk driving is still a major problem in Texas. Indeed, each year there are approximately 17,000 Texas DUI accidents, claiming the lives of nearly 1,000 Texans annually.…
Texas Ranks Higher than Average for DUI-Related Deaths
Drunk driving is a serious concern throughout the country, but the issue is even more concerning in Texas. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 13,138 people were killed in crashes involving a drunk driver in Texas from 2003 to 2012. The rate of drunk driving deaths…
Recent Development in July’s Fatal DUI Accident that Claimed the Lives of Two Texas Teens
Back in July of this year, three teenagers were involved in a serious Texas car accident after the driver lost control of the vehicle. After losing control of the Nissan Altima, the car veered off the road and into the median, where it slammed head-on into trees that cut the…
Negligent Entrustment in Texas Car Crashes
In Dao v. Garcia Ex. Rel. Salinas, a man borrowed the defendant’s car to pick up his friend at a restaurant. The defendant and the man were former roommates, friends, and business associates. On the day that the man borrowed the defendant’s car, she’d had dinner with the man and…
Mother From Irving, Texas Drives Drunk, Causes the Death of Two of Her Children
Recently, two children from Irving, Texas were killed in a vehicle crash caused by drunk driving. The tragic twist: the intoxicated person behind the wheel was their own mother. Crystal Suniga, 30 years old, was driving her 2003 Honda Pilot SUV on a Saturday evening, near Gilbert Elementary School, when…
Intoxicated Driver Kills Three, Injures 22, After Plowing Into Crowd at South By Southwest Festival in Austin
In a recent tragic episode, three people were killed and two dozen injured after a car plowed into a substantial crowd gathered near an Austin nightclub while the South By Southwest festival was in progress. The driver of the speeding car was allegedly trying to evade the police. The alleged…