Posts tagged car accident

• 1 In 5 Texas Drivers Lack Auto Insurance

  Beth Janicek | August 29, 2011 9:39 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  More than 1 in 5 Texas driverslack the auto insurance required by state law. The Texas Department of Insurance recently reported that 21.6% of all drivers statewide were driving without insurance....

• Woman Dies in Hot Air Balloon Accident

  Jenny Albano | October 09, 2007 1:39 AM | 0 CommentsBeaumont, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A woman died in a hot air balloon crash on Monday, October 8 during an annual balloon festival in Albuquerque. The balloon tipped over after getting caught on fiberoptic line running above a power line at about 8 a.m., which sent 60 year old Rosemary Wooley Phillips to her death. She over 60 feet after falling from the hot air balloon.When the craft got caught the pilot threw down a tether to...

• Honda Recalls Defective Lawnmowers

  Courtney Mills | 2007-12-19T14:20:42 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  American Honda recalled some 167,000 lawnmowers today in conjunction with the CPSC because of a consumer laceration hazard posed by the lawn mowers when the mower's control lever is released. In light of the serious risk to consumers posed by the cutting blade, Honda has recalled the following mowers from the U.S. market: Model HRB217HXA, all serial numbers, and Models HRX217HXA and HRX217HMA,...

• San Antonio Has A Busy Day with Car Accidents

  Beth Janicek | 2009-02-18T10:34:12 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  San Antonio had a little rain yesterday and a whole lot a car wrecks. Police recorded 433 minor accidents and 73 major wrecks. This is a major increase from the week before when it recorded 282...

• Man Killed in Train vs Car Accident

  Christina Cole | 2007-02-21T12:00:01 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An Exxon employee was tragically killed today while on his way to leave work. Calvin, 48, of Silsbee was killed in a train verse car accident that occurred just outside of the Exxon plant today.Calvin was leaving the plant after a long work shit that had ended at 3:30pm yesterday when a B.N.S.F. freight train that was traveling east to Beaumont crashed into his car. The Exxon plant is located...

• United States Supreme Court Orders Lower Court to Review Punitive Damage Award

  Bruce Roberts | 2007-05-24T16:24:41 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The United States Supreme Court has ordered a California appeals court to review its decision upholding an 82.6 million dollar Award to a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over. The Justices on the Supreme Court want the California court to review its decision to make sure it follows the a recent United States Supreme Court decision overturning a 79.5 million dollar Award...

• Fort Worth Car Accident Injuries Update

  Shezad Malik MD JD | 2012-03-19T15:53:00 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Car accidents can cause many injuries, to any part of your body, depending on the circumstances of the crash and the severity of the impact. A detailed review of insurance claims and...

• O’Connor Senior Killed in Rollover Accident

  Beth Janicek | 2009-06-03T11:18:12 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  James Peterson, an 18 year old senior at O’Connor High School, was killed after losing control of his truck on Loop 1604, flipping his truck several times, and hitting a guardrail near Hausman...

• Firestone Recalls Defective Tires

  Beth Janicek | 2008-10-29T18:08:56 | 0 Comments Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  There has been another recall of the Bridgestone/Firestone tires similar to the recall of the Wilderness AT and ATX that killed so many people years ago. The Bridgestone/Firestone FR 380 Champion...

• Keeping Fort Worth Kids Safe From Car Dangers

  Shezad Malik MD JD | 2012-03-25T13:18:00 | 0 Comments Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Spring is in the air and the weather is great this time of year in North Texas, and more kids are playing outside near busy residential streets. Unfortunately this means more chances for children...