When a loved one dies due to the negligence of another, it can mean more than heartbreak. It can also mean the loss of income and other financial difficulties. Whether for financial reasons or the desire for justice, the...

Cars and trucks pose a serious hazard to pedestrian traffic. Recent efforts to help drivers and pedestrians avoid deadly interactions have fallen short. Pedestrian deaths are on the rise. Those waiting for a technological solution may have to wait...

How American Drivers Feel About Drunk Driving Drunk driving is just one of several unsafe behaviors that have increased over the past two years. The pandemic has increased almost every form of dangerous driving. Speeding, distracted driving, and aggressive...

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month. It’s also known to be traditionally one of the worst months of the year when it comes to fatal accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists. As part of the effort to combat deadly car/pedestrian...

There is a normal relationship between how many miles people drive and how many car accidents there are. For example, lower gas prices have long been associated with a rise in highway fatalities, because cheap gas means more driving....

COVID-19 has started to surge again across the US. As more states reinstate stay-at-home measures, one might think the lockdowns would lead to fewer people driving and therefore fewer deadly truck and car accidents. However, a report released by...

National data released in October show that overall traffic fatalities in the US dropped for the third consecutive year and have reached the lowest levels since 2014. There were 36,096 fatalities on American roads in 2019, a decrease of...

Texas roadways were less deadly in 2019, according to data from the Department of Transportation. In mid-2020, the department released its report on 2019 Texas Motor Vehicle Crash Facts, and it contains several pieces of good news about auto...

Due to their sheer size and nature, accidents involving commercial trucks are often fatal. If you’ve lost a loved one due to a crash with a commercial truck, you may be eligible to file a wrongful death claim for...

Despite evolution in child safety seats and other vehicle safety equipment, car accidents remain the nation’s leading cause of death among children. One reason the fatality rate remains so high appears to be that children are frequently transported in...

The sudden loss of a loved one is shocking under any circumstance, but when the death results from the carelessness of someone else, the pain and anger are somehow magnified. In Texas, auto accidents and workplace accidents are the...

There are simply no words and no actions that can ever truly console a family who lost a loved one in an unexpected way. That is even truer when the death was caused by someone else's negligent or reckless...

Newly released data from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) show an increase in fatal accidents involving large trucks across the U.S. Released in October 2019, the NHTSA’s 2018 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes analysis shows that while overall...

Despite the best efforts of workers and legislators to improve the safety of all occupations, fatal workplaces accidents continue to occur with regularity in Texas and around the country. Every year, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) compiles data...

When death results from the negligent acts of someone else, everything changes for the family of the deceased. The unexpected event results in emotional trauma, grief, and, in many cases, serious worries about how the family will survive financially....

Summer in Texas gets hot—dangerously so. Many days, particularly because kids are on summer break, are best spent in the water. While the thrills of splashing around in the summer months create some of the best memories, increased time...

Brain and spinal cord injuries are some of the most devastating consequences of accidents. Each year, more than 1.4 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries or TBI. Sadly, about 50,000 of those are fatal, and another 230,000 lead to...

Many people have heard of mesothelioma, a form of cancer that results from exposure to asbestos. It develops after a person breathes asbestos fibers into the lungs. The illness is almost always fatal, although survival rates have increased in...

Texas is the second biggest state in the US and has more highway miles than any other state. It is not the most dangerous—that dubious prize goes to California and Florida. Yet, a study last year reported in the...

There is always a lot of work being done on the roads of Texas and workers will inevitably find themselves in danger of being hit by a passing vehicle. Although most vehicles will be vigilant and pay close attention...

For Texans who are involved in a car accident, it is a legal requirement that they stop and remain at the scene. This is to exchange insurance information if there are no serious injuries and to call for help...

Texans who work hard and perform their jobs diligently will try to avoid negative thoughts that an accident could happen and lead to injuries and death. However, it is an unavoidable reality that a fatal workplace accident can happen...

Drivers can be distracted for many reasons in Dallas, throughout Texas and across the nation. Some are frivolous and others are done with a viable reason. This, however, does not make the moment any less dangerous or deadly. It...

A car accident in Dallas can lead to significant injuries and fatalities. When there is a crash, those who were affected should be aware of the possibility that it was due to a driver who was under the influence,...

Car accidents are a concern for everyone on the road in Texas and throughout the U.S. Statistics are useful in knowing what and who to watch for when driving, riding a bicycle, jogging, or as a pedestrian. The number...

Railroad employees might not think about the dangers they face on the job, but those dangers are a constantly looming. Even the most conscientious workers in the safest workplace can fall victim to an accident. Given the vehicles that...

Construction and the building trades are major sources of employment in Texas. Workers who are employed in these jobs take great pride in their work and understand the dangers they face when doing it. There is heavy equipment, a...

Texas law enforcement officers are aware of the dangers they face when they are on the job. There are risks inherent with the work they do and they understand and accept that. However, there are times when they can...

For many Texans, the decision to continue working even as they approach ages at which it is reasonable to retire or cut back on hours can be made for many reasons, personal and financial. However, workplace accidents can happen...

Someone close to you, perhaps your parent or child, died as a result of someone's negligence. Among other steps, you may be wondering about the viability of filing a wrongful death claim. The first thing to know is that...

A woman who was said to be 19 years old recently lost her life in a tragic Texas pedestrian accident, leaving her family to question how such a young woman could be gone so soon. According to police, she...

A two-vehicle crash occurred on the night of Wednesday, April 5 just before 11 p.m. near Los Fresnos. The fatal car accident claimed the life of the wife of former Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Chris Traylor. The...

A Texas man is facing homicide charges after allegedly causing a car crash on Jan. 14. The 30-year-old driver was arrested for his involvement in a fatal car accident that killed two sisters and injured at least one individual....

Traffic was closed for hours on Interstate 10 close to Vidor after an 18-wheeler collided with two trucks on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the multiple vehicle crash at approximately 12:15 p.m. Sadly,...

A car crash involving a semi-tanker trailer colliding with a pickup claimed the life of a Texas man early in the night of Jan. 1. The fatal accident occurred on Interstate 35 at approximately 8:15 p.m. on that Sunday...

When disaster strikes near a holiday, people may forever associate that holiday with sorrow and grief. This may be true for loved ones of a Texas family who met a tragic end on Christmas Eve. Even as they struggle...

Family members of a young woman who died recently in a bizarre accident are undoubtedly waiting for information about the man believed responsible. Indeed, many people in Texas are wondering what motivated the man to act so recklessly. In...

A Texas high school is dealing with the tragic death of a student after a young man was struck by a pickup truck and killed on his way to school. The 17-year-old soccer player was a senior who was...

Buying a used car is a risk people take because previously owned cars are often more affordable than new cars. However, along with their higher prices, new cars carry more assurance that the vehicle is in top condition and...

On hot summer days, nothing is more refreshing than an afternoon at a water park. However, a recent fatal accident involving a 10-year-old boy at a water park owned by a Texas-based company has raised questions about the safety...

In Texas and elsewhere, motorcyclists will always be vulnerable. Some drivers fail to keep a lookout for bikers -- often with devastating consequences. Because a motorcyclist does not have the protection of a steel frame, safety belt and airbag, any...

After celebrating a father's graduation from a Texas Bible college, a family of six set off on their way home. The 17-year-old son drove their minivan. While traveling on Highway 315 in Carthage, the young driver slowed down to...

An 18-year-old high school senior and his parents recently lost their lives in a wreck in Texas. Reportedly, the fatal accident occurred when the family was driving home from church. According to an accident report by Harris County deputies,...

A Texas man recently lost his life in a motorcycle accident in Austin. Barely one week after the tragedy, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the wife of the deceased motorcyclist. She seeks in excess of $1 million...

Determining the cause of a single-vehicle crash often requires skilled investigators and it may even require the reconstruction of the accident. The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that state troopers are involved in an investigation into a fatal...

A Texas police chief in Kyle reported that, due to construction work and lane closures, several of his police officers were present and witnessed an accident that caused the death of one person and injured several others. The fatal...

Losing a child in a car accident is something that is not wished upon anybody. A Texas family has to cope with such trauma after they were involved in a fatal accident on a recent Saturday night. In addition...

A Texas family lost a son who was only 19 years old on a recent Thursday morning. He was killed in a fatal accident on West Interstate 2. According to a police report, the young man was a passenger...

When car accidents in Texas are caused by negligent drivers, injured victims and the surviving family members of those who lost their lives are entitled to hold the alleged negligent parties accountable. Such legal action may follow a recent...

Many lives are lost on Texas roads in vehicles accidents caused by drunk drivers. In many drunk driving crashes, the intoxicated drivers walk away unscathed while the occupants of the other vehicles suffer serious injuries or death. A fatal car...

A Texas road construction worker lost his life and another suffered life-threatening injuries after an incident in which an alleged drunk driver crashed into them. Police reported that the fatal accident occurred in Paris on a recent Tuesday morning...

Gas companies nationwide, including in Texas, are responsible for the monitoring of gas wells to ensure detection of any leaks. A family in another state recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a gas company. They allege that a...

A trailer that became detached from a pickup truck apparently led to an accident that caused the death of a Texas woman on a recent Wednesday. Police say the fatal accident occurred on Interstate 20 in Mesquite. The accident...

The Texas Department of Public Safety reportedly arrested a woman whose driver's license was invalid after she allegedly caused the death of a big rig driver who was attending to mechanical problems on his truck. According to their report on...

Losing loved ones will always cause severe heartache, but when a loved one is killed over the holidays, it may seem even more traumatic. In many cases, such tragedies remove the joyousness of future holidays. This is the fate...

Wrongful death can occur in a variety of contexts. Many times a cause of action will arise in connection with the negligent or otherwise wrongful act of an individual. Sometimes the responsible party the untimely death will be a...

The Texas legislature has recently passed two new bills that can have an influence on the ability of non-state residents to file wrongful death claims in the state as well as the circumstances under which a defendant's net worth...

They say everything's bigger in Texas, and that includes amusement and water parks. Many Texans love a good roller coaster or water slide to cool off in the summer. Yet, injuries can happen at these places. It is the...

The emotional turmoil associated with the loss of a loved one in a fatal accident can leave a family unsure of what to do next. Usually, family members are so involved in making funeral arrangements and grieving over their...

With schools letting out and families flocking to the Gulf, lakes and other bodies of water, boats are becoming a much more common sight. It is also not uncommon to see a much more dangerous activity: boating while drinking....

When someone dies in a fatal car crash, or in any accident caused by the negligence of another party, family members of the deceased family might have a right to compensation.  Under the Civil Practice and Remedies Code of...

One of the key considerations in any wrongful death lawsuit is the determination of who is eligible to file such a lawsuit. The Texas statute governing wrongful death cases provides guidance in answering this question. Wrongful death actions are...

Most of us have thought from time to time about what the consequences might be if we were to be injured in an accident that was caused by someone else. But less often do we contemplate what would happen...

A tragedy happened recently near Mesquite, Texas, when a child drowned in a pond adjacent to a park. The father of the child momentarily turned his attention away from his daughter. She discovered a path that led to the...

Losing a loved one in an automobile accident is a traumatic experience. The loss can become exponentially more difficult to deal with when the death was caused by the negligent conduct of another driver. A Texas mother has recently...

The loss of a family member can be quite emotional. It can be especially devastating when that death is not expected. A recent accident on a Texas highway may be the cause of a wrongful death claim when family...

Operating a vehicle is a very large responsibility for every single driver. Not only is it an obligation to drive safely in order to keep oneself from getting injured, but it is also to keep from injuring or killing...

Having a baby should be an emotionally exciting event in one's life. The joys of bringing a child into the world can be the best memories the parents will ever have. Sadly, for one Texas couple, the birth of...

Most people go to work to make money to support themselves and their family. No one goes to work thinking that they will be killed during their workday, but sometimes things happen and lives are lost to negligence or...

For most, school is a place to learn and expand the mind. It can also be a place to become educated about life skills and items that may have a greater impact on a young person's life. It is...

Making the decision to ride a motorcycle must come with a lot of regard for the way other drivers operate their vehicles. Motorcycles can be extremely dangerous because of the lack of enclosure, which leaves the body vulnerable to...

Prison inmates may be incarcerated because of a crime they committed, but that does not mean that they deserve to be treated as if they were not human. The state of Texas houses over 150,000 inmates each year during...

Everyone knows that accidents happen. However, some accidents result in a death that may never have occurred if not for the negligence of someone else. Texas law provides for the surviving family of such a victim to file a...

Children can be the most fun and outgoing of people, being carefree and just enjoying life without a care in the world. So it is understandable that if a child is taken from the world, the parents may be...

Sometimes, people make poor decisions while driving. Things such as reckless driving and not paying attention to the road conditions can result in automobile accidents that leave passengers with severe injuries and even death. A recent accident in Texas...

Death is not something that is dealt with easily for most. Even more painful is when the death of a family member or friend is untimely and at the hands of negligent parties. An allegedly intoxicated driver recently caused...

If someone is killed in a Texas car accident, his or her family members are flooded with emotions ranging from disbelief to grief. They can also be angry if the cause of the accident remains a mystery and seems...

Amusement parks are supposed to be fun and exciting. They can, however, be dangerous and leave memories that will haunt people for years. One family in Texas recently discovered just how dangerous a ride at an amusement park can...

When a family loses a loved one in an accident, it leaves a void that can never be filled. When the loss is caused by a wrongful death, then the pain is compounded by many unanswered questions. One such...

Recently in Texas, a few families have had to bear the awful burden of saying good bye to their loved ones. They were victims of a wrongful death caused by a traffic accident. Their survivors will now to deal...

When people are traveling on the roads in Texas, hardly anyone gives a thought that it could be the last thing that they do. One family though, may decide to seek a wrongful death suit against a driver that...

The adage that with age comes experience and the ability to make better decisions is seldom wrong. However a wrongful death that was a result of an accident 11 years ago, and alleged rash decisions in the past few...

A 24-year-old woman ran into car problems recently in Tarrant County. She pulled her SUV off the road shortly before midnight on a Saturday night in mid June. Little did she know that, in the ensuing minutes, she and...

When someone is injured or killed in an accident, it can devastate a family. It is particularly sad when the person killed is a young and just starting out in life. That is the case of a young Texas...

Fatal accidents occur all too often along the many roads that intersect the United States. Although the cause of many of these accidents can be quickly determined by law enforcement officials, there are other accidents that require further investigative...

The morning of Sunday, April 21 saw a deadly crash take the life of one woman and leave three men injured. The accident took place on Interstate 37 in south Texas. Police are still investigating the cause of the...

One Texas family is currently experiencing the worst scenario imaginable as they struggle to accept the loss of a 14-year-old boy. The child was riding his bicycle when he was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident. Police are...

Texas police are now working on piecing together exactly what happened in a recent fatal charter bus accident in Dallas County. The bus was transporting a bus full of passengers to an out-of-state casino when the collision occurred on...

When an individual is killed due to choices made by another, the family who is left behind often considers their rights to legal recourse. In some Texas car accident cases, the incident leads to criminal charges, and the resulting...

When a family receives news of the loss of a loved one, a process begins by which each family member attempts to come to terms with the loss in his or her own way. For some, intense sadness is...

When a loved one dies in a sudden and unexpected event, the lives of the surviving family members are forever altered. The initial shock and grief are tremendous, and can take many months to overcome. However, there are a...

When an individual makes the decision to drink and drive, he or she sets off a chain of events. In many cases, the driver will make it to their destination safely, and the story will end there. In other...

Texas residents can hardly have avoided the recent media coverage of the death of a player for the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Brown, 25 years of age, lost his life in a car accident in the early morning hours of...

When consumers in Texas purchase a new vehicle, they are buying more than just the latest model filled with the newest features. They are also purchasing the peace of mind that comes with the knowledge that their car or...

While driving, Texas residents are constantly scanning the road for the presence of hazards that could lead to an accident. Debris in the roadway, the presence of pedestrians, other traffic in nearby lanes, all of these conditions factor into...

The American health care system is among the best in the world. This has led many Texas patients to believe that the care that they receive will be professional, safe and effective. The recent outbreak of deadly fungal meningitis...

No Texas parent is adequately equipped to lose a child. The death of an infant before or during birth is especially difficult for many parents to handle, as it represents an abrupt change in the circumstances of parents who...

All drivers know that there are ever-present hazards on the American roadways. Most take continuous precautions to ensure that they are operating their vehicles in as safe a manner as possible. Many also take care to drive defensively to...

Any accident in which there is a loss of life is a tragic event, especially for the friends and family of the deceased. However, some accidents are especially hard to come to terms with. When a child is lost...

For the families left behind when a car crash claims the life of a loved one, the period spent waiting for the investigation to be completed can seem to last a lifetime. Many families handle the initial period of...

A Houston Texans fan has fallen to his death from an escalator at Reliant Stadium during attendance at a recent preseason finale game in Texas. The preliminary investigation into the incident suggests that the man may have been attempting...

When celebrating at a drinking establishment, people should take care to drink responsibly. If they do become intoxicated, they need to find a taxi or other means home, since driving drunk can result in serious injury or even a...

An early afternoon car accident has taken the life of one child and sent four others to the hospital. According to Texas police, the automobile accident occurred around 3:45 p.m. Police have stated that at that time, a minivan,...

A 17-year police veteran was killed recently in an automobile accident during the early morning hours. According to Texas police, the accident occurred around 12:30 a.m. when the officer was responding to a call. Police have alleged that an...

Like baseball -- the Great American Pastime -- automobile travel has become a deeply ingrained part of American culture. It is not only our primary source of transportation, but also serves as a symbol of independence and a rite...

When a Texas rancher found a man molesting his daughter, he did something that many parents can easily imagine themselves doing: he pulled the man off of his daughter and beat him to death. This case has received wide...

A 67-year-old man was working for a cement and construction company when he fell several feet and hit his head. He lost consciousness, but instead of calling 911, the man's boss allegedly ordered a drug test on the injured...

A recent head-on collision in Mesquite has taken the lives of a 27-year-old Texas woman, her three young children and a 70-year-old man. According to authorities, the mother was headed eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 20 with...