Posts tagged wreck

• Keeping Fort Worth Kids Safe From Car Dangers

  Shezad Malik MD JD | March 25, 2012 1:18 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX 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...

• Texas Drivers Encounter Problems When Making Auto Claims

  Beth Janicek | November 18, 2011 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last week I told you about problems Texans were having when making first party claims against their own property insurance companies. This week there is another report of insurance companies denying...

• Mexican Trucks Begin Entering Texas

  Beth Janicek | October 26, 2011 8:53 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A new pilot program is set to launch in the United States which will allow trucks from Mexico to enter the country. Previously, truckers from Mexico would drop their cargo at the border, where a...

• 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....

• Bus Driver Fell Asleep Prior to Wreck

  Beth Janicek | July 06, 2011 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  I blogged earlier this week about a bus wreck in San Marcos, Texas, in which 18 people were injured. The company which owned the bus, Mares Bus Lines, had numerous violations regarding driver...

• Bus Wreck Injures 18 in San Marcos, Texas

  Beth Janicek | July 02, 2011 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A bus carrying passengers from Laredo to Chicago wrecked on Interstate 35 early Friday morning, injuring 17 passengers and the driver. The wreck occurred in San Marcos, near the Comal and Hays...

• Young Mother Killed by the Irresponsible Actions of Officer, Bar

  Jeff Rasansky | March 10, 2010 5:13 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Texas on behalf of a family that lost a loved one in a drunken driving accident involving an off-duty police officer.The lawsuit was has been filed in...

• More On Work Zone Safety

  Brooks Schuelke | August 05, 2009 9:40 AM | 1 CommentAustin, TX Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  I missed the boat. Yesterday, I wrote about the horrific tractor trailer crash near Gainesville, Texas. The wreck, which killed a Bedford, Texas couple and a Louisiana man, occurred near a work zone...

• Lessons From A Tractor-Trailer Crash -- Be Careful In Construction Zones

  Brooks Schuelke | August 04, 2009 12:27 PM | 3 CommentsAustin, TX Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Yesterday, a horrific tractor-trailer wreck occurred in North Texas when an eighteen wheeler slammed into the back of traffic stopped on Interstate 35 near the Texas-Oklahoma border. Tragically,...

• What Can Be Done To Protect Dallas Motorists From Wrong-Way Drivers?

  Brooks Schuelke | July 31, 2009 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I previously wrote that I thought the North Texas Toll Authority was not doing enough to protect motorists on the Dallas North Tollway from wrong way drivers. If that’s the case, what can be...