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...
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Month: September 2011
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...
Pre-authorization safety audits for big rigs from Mexico
Before the pilot program being pushed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration can become a reality - the one that would allow big rigs from Mexico to operate on U.S. roadways - the Department of Transportation wants the FMCSA to do more work. This work...
San Antonio Drivers Average One Accident Every Eight Years
Allstate America's Best Drivers Report for 2011 shows that San Antonio, Texas, ranks 142 (out of 200 larger cities) for the number of car wrecks per driver on average. San Antonio drivers get into one car accident, on average, around every eight years. The national...
Obama’s Uncle Arrested for Drunk Driving, Released
Onyango Obama is President Obama's uncle. Onyango was arrested for drunk driving in August after he was caught swerving and almost hit a police officer's squad car, nearly causing a DWI accident. As can be expected, due to the upcoming presidential election, one side...
Speeding Truck Hits Motorcyclist near San Antonio
It's not often that motorcyclists survive when hit by trucks. According to Luis Arevalo, the president of the International Association of Firefighters, the motorcyclist was hit when a speeding truck driver cut across multiple lanes of traffic, completely failing to...