"Just seeing that smile and knowing you can't see it again; that image has to be imbedded in your heart and soul," says Marlon "Coach J" Joplin, referring to a car crash that killed two little boys, ages seven and four, who were brothers. Joplin heads up a youth...
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Year: 2011
Surgical resident faces felony DWI charges
A drunk driving accident claimed the life of 19-year-old Samantha Martinez, leading to intoxication manslaughter charges against Texas Tech surgical resident Dr. David Patricio Gonzalez-Gibler. The 31-year-old Gonzalez-Gibler is said to have been bar-hopping with two...
‘Staunch advocate’ for seat belts gets off easy
As Travis Ruiz reports for Connect Amarillo, Colorado Senator Suzanne Williams entered a no-contest plea, paid $200 in fines, and $68 in court costs - after causing a fatal car crash that killed a woman who was pregnant at the time of the accident. For reasons...
MLB hopeful loses life in truck accident
"He was a great kid with high energy and a lot of confidence, and performed well for us after signing," says Bobby Heck, assistant general manager for the Houston Astros. In the Washington Post, Heck says, "This is a huge loss for everyone that knew him." Heck is...
Does outlawing texting while driving work?
Mark Robison, writing for the Reno Gazette-Journal, starts out by saying that - yes - texting while driving and use of smartphones will increase distraction, and, thus, increase the number of car accidents that we see because of negligent drivers. But, he asks, does...
Drunk driver could get 10 years behind bars
In 1993, San Antonio resident Jim Blihgnse was killed by a drunk driver. Now, after 17 years "on the run," as Marvin Hurst reports for KENS 5 News, the drunk driver will be sentenced in Bexar County next week and could get up to 10 years behind bars. As Hurst points...
19-year-old run down, ‘barely getting his life started’
As Kandolite Flores reports for KFOX 14 News, the mother of a 19-year-old Texan says, "Giovanni is barely 19 and barely getting his life started," referring to a hit-and-run incident on August 26 that nearly killed him. She says, "I can't even explain it. It was...
Truck driver injured in explosion on Eagle Ford shale
Apparently, 45 barrels of hot oil, the Eagle Ford shale, and trucks are a bad combination. When the driver brought his truck into the well, the hot oil on his truck caught fire, exploded, and injured both the driver and another worker. Investigators are looking into...
Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA2010)
For more than a year, the trucking industry has been anticipating the launch of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA). The goal of this new national safety initiative for commercial motor vehicles is to...
The call lasted one second but killed 11 people
As the Houston Chronicle reports, truck driver Kenneth Laymon, 45, went across the center median and hit a van full of 10 people, on their way to a wedding, killing all of them. Laymon also died as a result of the big rig crash. The cause? Laymon had just made a phone...