Abel Villalobos, who 10 years ago was involved in a car crash and was left paralyzed, has learned to make music again after doctors initially gave him a weak prognosis. Villalobos's career was quite promising; a "respected musician," as Ramon Renteria reports for the...
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Month: June 2011
Cracking Down on Big Rigs, Enhancing Safety on Texas Highways
Operation Road Check went into effect on June 7 and lasted for 72 hours. It would be nice to see something like Operation Road Check more often; officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety went in search of big rigs that were in violation of commercial...
Cop Runs Stop Sign While Typing on Computer, Injured Motorcyclist Sues Software Makers
A police officer ran a stop sign while typing on his in-dash computer keyboard, hitting motorcyclist Louis Olivier, now 75 years old, leading to roughly half a million in medical bills, as PoliceOne reports. Olivier has had four skin grafts since the motorcycle...
Rear-ended by a Tractor-Trailer
A tractor-trailer rear-ended a driver's F-150, causing the pickup truck to flip and eject the driver, who may not have been wearing a seat belt, according to police, as Eva Ruth Moravec reports for San Antonio Express-News. The tractor-trailer accident occurred this...
Summer Means Teen Drivers and Car Wrecks
Car wrecks are the leading cause of death for teenagers, as Vianna Davila reports for the Houston Chronicle. In fact, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has nicknamed summer the "100 deadliest days." Here, Davila reports the following "top factors" that lead to car...
Texas Woman Killed in Hit and Run Accident, Facebook Plays a Role
Leaving the scene of an accident is always a bad idea. Now, as Shannon Wolfson reports for Austin News, the friends of a woman killed by a negligent driver are using Facebook to find "clues" in the hit and run accident. "Justice for Courtney Paige Griffin" is the name...
Students From Texas Involved in Big Rig Crash
A big rig crash has injured roughly 24 people, as the Washington Post reports; fortunately, only one of the passengers involved in the crash is said to be in "serious condition." As is often the case in large accidents like these, many people are seriously hurt or...
Memorial Day Marks ‘Beginning of Accident Season’ for Teen Drivers
As Teresa Gubbins reports for Pegasus News, Interstate 10 in Bexar County has the third highest number of car crashes involving teen drivers in the state of Texas. Interstate 10, but in Harris County, is the second highest. (At the top of the list is Interstate 45 in...
Motorcyclists Headed for Kerrville Struck by Hydroplaning F-150 Ford Pickup
Not every car crash case is clear in terms of liability. Last month, a particularly hazardous stretch of road, according to area residents - Texas 105 East - was the site of a fatal car crash involving an F-150 Ford pickup truck and a group of motorcyclists headed for...