Texas updates in category: Automobile Accidents

It's not unusual for publications to print articles touting Austin as a great place to live, but last week, we were tops on the wrong kind of list. A study by Allstate Insurance Company found that...

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Allstate ranks as the worst insurer for consumers. Surprise, Surprise! "While Allstate publicly touts its 'good hands' approach, it has instead privately instructed its agents to...

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Car Accidents and July Fourth weekend go hand and hand. It is known as one of the deadliest in terms of car accidents. Some cities fare better than others in terms of collisions and how often they...

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According to a recent article in Time Magazine, golf carts injuries are soaring to new heights.  The Center for Injury research and Policy in Columbus, Ohio has reported a 132% increase in emergency...

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Simple things you can do to avoid tire related accedents on a road trip.

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Six people were ejected from their SUV when it rolled over. Police are investigating the crash, but believe alcohol was a prime factor in the rollover accident.The driver of the SUV, traveling at a...

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A tragic car accident on the Galveston causeway Sunday evening took the life of a 16-day-old baby boy. The accident occurred when the vehicle the child was riding in, his grandmother's car,...

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I have previously written on the rapid increase in the number of Austin's hit and run car wrecks. This week, KXAN ran a story that detailed the problem. The story notes that there were 10,786 hit...

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Police were working to reconstruct the accident scene between 105th District Judge Banales and a Texas Department of Transportation worker that occurred on Thursday.The TxDOT driver remains in...

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Three major accidents have happened in the last week at the intersection of Vance Jackson and Border Mill. The city is taking action and putting a 4-way stop to hopefully decrease these deadly...

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In Robertson County, the families of four victims killed in a construction related car wreck were awarded a multimillion dollar judgment. T.J. Lambrecht Construction, Inc. out of Fort Worth, Young...

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Last week, I posted about a hit and run accident where the victim was hit by two separate vehicles, neither of whom stopped. Then this weekend, there was another fatal hit and run wreck. I'd like to...

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Yesterday, I reported that a city-led task force has made recommendations designed to decrease the number of bicycle accidents in Austin. Now, preliminary results of a new study were released by the...

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Since 2003, there have been six fatalities and over 1000 other injuries stemming from collisions between bicycles and automobiles in Austin. Now, some city leaders are trying to lower those numbers....

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It seems like hit and run car wrecks are becoming the norm in Austin. Last night, an unlucky pedestrian was the victim of two hit and run accidents. As the pedestrian was crossing Riverside Drive,...

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