There's been plenty of back-and-forth over the hours-of-service rules ever since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released its 2005 rule that was intended to cut down on tractor trailer accidents and other types of accidents involving commercial vehicles where drivers fall asleep behind the wheel or are otherwise distracted because of long hours behind the wheel.
FMCSA's new hours-of-service rule coming soon
There's been plenty of back-and-forth over the hours-of-service rules ever since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released its 2005 rule that was intended to cut down on tractor trailer accidents and other types of accidents involving commercial vehicles where drivers fall asleep behind the wheel or are otherwise distracted because of long hours behind the wheel.
High speed and Xanax play role in fatal car crash
As Matt Ledesma reports for the Times Record News, mitigating factors apparently bolster Teddie Whitefield's case - 18-year-old Yeni Lopez was driving a car without a valid driver's license and she also may have been using a mobile phone - at the time that Whitefield slammed into Lopez's vehicle, causing a severe auto wreck that killed both Lopez and passenger Gloria Montoya, who was only 13.
High speed and Xanax play role in fatal car crash
As Matt Ledesma reports for the Times Record News, mitigating factors apparently bolster Teddie Whitefield's case - 18-year-old Yeni Lopez was driving a car without a valid driver's license and she also may have been using a mobile phone - at the time that Whitefield slammed into Lopez's vehicle, causing a severe auto wreck that killed both Lopez and passenger Gloria Montoya, who was only 13.
MADD: Texas gets a 'Three-Star' rating on its DWI laws
According to figures provided by the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, drinking and driving costs the U.S. more than $132 billion every year. As part of its overall Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, which began in 2006, MADD has just released an interactive state-by-state map of the nation, stacking each state up against the other in a five-criteria rating system.
MADD: Texas gets a 'Three-Star' rating on its DWI laws
According to figures provided by the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, drinking and driving costs the U.S. more than $132 billion every year. As part of its overall Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, which began in 2006, MADD has just released an interactive state-by-state map of the nation, stacking each state up against the other in a five-criteria rating system.
Hit-and-run driver kills two Mormon missionaries in Texas
Three young Mormon missionaries on their bicycles were struck by the driver of a car who eyewitnesses say was attempting to pass another vehicle. Two of the missionaries were killed; the third survived. The driver and two passengers fled the scene on foot.
Hit-and-run driver kills two Mormon missionaries in Texas
Three young Mormon missionaries on their bicycles were struck by the driver of a car who eyewitnesses say was attempting to pass another vehicle. Two of the missionaries were killed; the third survived. The driver and two passengers fled the scene on foot.
Firefighter: Truck accident 'worst he'd seen' after 24 years on the job
According to a firefighter who responded to a truck accident involving Dana Johnson's husband, the accident scene was one of the worst he had ever seen in more than 24 years on the job - but, as Dana sees it, the fatal big rig crash that killed her husband was no accident.
Firefighter: Truck accident 'worst he'd seen' after 24 years on the job
According to a firefighter who responded to a truck accident involving Dana Johnson's husband, the accident scene was one of the worst he had ever seen in more than 24 years on the job - but, as Dana sees it, the fatal big rig crash that killed her husband was no accident.
Pedestrian, a sixth grader, struck and killed on Halloween
"It certainly is a very tragic turn of events," says sheriff's spokesman Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo, as Robert Stanton reports for the Houston Chronicle. The accident happened when the boy and his friend jumped out of the back of his father's pickup and raced across the street to reach a Halloween party being held at the Port Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department.
Pedestrian, a sixth grader, struck and killed on Halloween
"It certainly is a very tragic turn of events," says sheriff's spokesman Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo, as Robert Stanton reports for the Houston Chronicle. The accident happened when the boy and his friend jumped out of the back of his father's pickup and raced across the street to reach a Halloween party being held at the Port Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department.
Diabetes Drug Actos May Increase Risk of Bladder Cancer
At the moment, the FDA is warning doctors to weigh the risks of prescribing the diabetes drug Actos for patients who are being treated for bladder cancer or who have a history of bladder cancer, raising a red flag that Actos may be a dangerous drug.
Three fatal wrecks in two weeks, all oilfield workers
In three separate car crashes in just the past two weeks, all of those who died in these wrecks were oilfield workers, and in at least one of the accidents - the latest accident that happened on Monday - a pickup driver, 27-year-old Juaquin Mireles-Munoz, is thought to have fallen asleep behind the wheel when his truck went into oncoming traffic.
Three fatal wrecks in two weeks, all oilfield workers
In three separate car crashes in just the past two weeks, all of those who died in these wrecks were oilfield workers, and in at least one of the accidents - the latest accident that happened on Monday - a pickup driver, 27-year-old Juaquin Mireles-Munoz, is thought to have fallen asleep behind the wheel when his truck went into oncoming traffic.
