An 11-year-old boy was driving his go-kart on the sidewalk near his home when he was struck and dragged by a woman in an SUV, who then drove off. She has since been charged for leaving the scene of an accident. Her attorney claims that she does not remember hitting...
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Month: July 2011
Two big rigs crash in Texas, one gets ‘sliced’
In one of the latest big rig crashes to occur on Texas highways, a load of McDonald's Styrofoam cups were the only casualty, as Jennifer Bell reports for the Kingwood Observer. The two truck drivers did not appear to be seriously injured. But the facts of the dual...
Negligent Drivers Cause Plenty of Heartache
"She was accepting of kids of all types, welcoming of everyone. I don't know how you could find a better kid," says the mother of a 16-year-old girl who was killed as a passenger in a car accident, as Jessica Rush reports for the Plano Star. The single-vehicle crash...
27,635 people arrested for DWI, deported in 2010, ABC News reports
As Suzanne Gamboa reports for ABC News, a huge spike in deportations for criminal offenses under the Obama administration has "renewed skepticism" among critics who cite Obama's claim that his administration is focusing on deporting illegal immigrants who commit...
Cheap gas and 100 mile per hour trucks
"You talk about fun, man," Jeffrey Ball quotes truck driver Gary Vann, reporting for the Wall Street Journal. Vann refers to the late 1990s, when gas was cheap and Vann could "hurtle down empty stretches of highway at 100 miles per hour," Ball writes. In our opinion,...
Police discover a ton of pot hidden inside disabled 18-wheeler
This is a related follow up to last week's blog post, in which we briefly discussed Reuter's report that big rigs from Mexico may soon be allowed to operate on U.S. roadways, but that Mexican big rigs will have to comply with rules regarding electronic monitoring in...
Truck driver shortage could increase pressure on current drivers
"You're going to get fired, and it's going to be hard to find another job," says American Trucking Association economist Bob Costello, as reported by Walker Moskop for San Antonio Express-News. Costello is referring to tighter regulations imposed on truck drivers in...
Mexican big rigs to travel U.S. roadways
Under NAFTA, Mexican big rigs are supposed to be allowed entry into the U.S., but Congressional representatives have "thrown up repeated roadblocks," as Jason Lange and Adriana Barrera report for Reuters. Presumably, among opponents' reasons to keep Mexican big rigs...
Heavy Metal Singer Dies in Motorcycle Accident
This recent motorcycle accident in Texas, in which the rider suffered fatal injuries after getting struck by a pickup truck towing a horse trailer, exemplifies the danger of motorcycle riding. Of that danger, the victim's brother-in-law, Jose Lopez, said, "We know the...
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Vetoes Texting While Driving Law
Now this comes after the Texas legislature voted to pass what would have been the state's first law against texting while driving, 124 to 16, as Pamela Kripke reports for the Huffington Post. But Texas Gov. Rick Perry - who many consider to be a possible GOP...