Texas updates in category: Automobile Accidents

A mother filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an Illinois State Trooper who was involved in a car wreck during a police pursuit that killed her daughters. She is seeking $24 million in damages and...

I have recently written a series on the danger of being hit by others' loose tires or unsecured loads, and whether uninsured motorist coverage might be available for those claims. Now, Lansing...

In November 2006, Agent David Webb was killed in a rollover accident while driving a border patrol vehicle. There were no other vehicles involved and Agent Webb was wearing his seat belt. He was...

Darrel Avery, a 38-year old driver of an SUV, was driving erratically and killed 3 innocent victims in Bastrop, Texas prompting an investigation into this tragic fatal collision. Cara Crisler, age...

In the last two days, I've posted about cases involving car wrecks caused by stray tires or wrecks caused by other loose objects. Today, I want to address who you can sue if you're injured in one of...

Yesterday's post about stray tires causing car wrecks made me think back to my own youth. On the last day of school of my junior year of high school, I was driving south on I-35 between Austin and...

Last night, one of the Austin news stations ran a story that had stunning video that showed the surprising amount of damage that a loose tire could cause to cars (and their occupants)....

A tractor-trailer crashed into a van carrying mentally disabled people on a trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo on the morning of April 25. The van flipped on its side and was crushed against a building;...

It is pretty well known that one of the most dangerous stretches of roads in the Austin area is Highway 71 in Bee Cave, west of Austin. TxDot has already taken road graders to the road to increase...

Filming of the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, has been suspended pending the investigation of an accident on the set involving a stunt driver. The accident occured in the town of Limone sul...

According to a government study of data from 2004-2006, 15.1 percent of current drivers 18 and older drove under the influence of alcohol in the past year. In Wisconsin, that number hits 26.4...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has upgraded its investigation of a possible defect in 2002 and 2003 Jeep Liberty's. The agency has received 22 complaints of the...

SMU Sophomore Chynna Stone didn't think that her safety was at risk as she sat on the couch of her University Park apartment Friday afternoon. Stone is now in critical condition at Baylor University...

Those of us who practice personal injury law in Texas don't normally get any good news from the Texas legislature. But we did receive a small nugget last session. Effective April 1, the minimum...

Today it was announced that famous Tejano singer, Emilio Navaira, was upgraded to fair condition. The good news comes over three weeks after he was seriously injured when his tour bus struck a...