As Erin Mulvaney reports for the Beaumont Enterprise, the day after Election Day this week marked the 12-year stretch of an ugly trend: since Nov. 7, 2000, not one day has passed when someone hasn't been killed in a car or truck accident in Texas. The total of deaths...
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The Lost Art of the Turn Signal: Why Drivers Don’t Care, but Should
This is a guest post by the personal injury trial attorneys of Console & Hollawell in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Turn signals prevent auto accidents, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has the data to back up the claim. A 2009 study...
Karnes County roads dangerous for local police
As Lauren Lea reports for WOAI San Antonio news, Karnes County police have a problem on their hands when it comes to high-speed pursuits. Karnes County Sheriff David Jalufka said, "Because the roads are in such bad condition, either they are going to be wrecked out or...
Texas Ranks Second in Number of Elderly Drivers Killed
According to a study conducted by TRIP, a nonprofit national transportation research group based in Washington, D.C., Texas ranks second out of 20 states for the number of elderly drivers who lose their lives in motor vehicle accidents, from car accidents to truck...
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...
Pickup Goes Wrong Way, Ends in Fatalities
There is absolutely no reference to drunk driving in Hollie O'Connor's report for the San Antonio Express-News, but the dozen or so online readers' comments on the story make good guesses as to what caused an accident involving a pickup truck and a big rig in Texas...
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...
Welcome to Our San Antonio Motor Vehicle Accidents Law Blog
When you are injured because of another driver's negligence, an experienced and reputable lawyer can be of great assistance in looking out for your rights. Texas's legal system can be confusing and intimidating, with a unique set of rules and a language of its own. An...
San Antonio Area Bicycle Accident Kills Middle-Aged Man
Last Friday in Schertz, a dump truck driver was pulling out of a parking lot when he failed to see a bicyclist. The results couldn't have been more disastrous: the dump truck collided with the man on the bicycle, killing him on impact. Police stated that drugs and...