Category: Car Accidents

Unsafe Vehicle Loophole Closed by Texas DMV

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Car Accidents, Texas DMV, Unsafe Vehicle on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Unsafe Vehicle Loophole Closed by Texas DMV Temporary tags and 30-day permits have been misused to allow unsafe vehicles on Texas roadways. After taking steps to curtail fraudulent tags being issued by car dealers, the Texas DMV has now turned its attention to 30-day per...

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Can You Sue a Drunk Driver for Hitting You in Texas?

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Attorney, Car Accidents, drunk driver in Texas, drunk driving, drunk driving accident on Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Can You Sue a Drunk Driver for Hitting You in Texas? Many people think of drunk driving as a criminal activity, and it is. A drunk driver can go to jail, especially if they cause a vehicle crash that injures someone or destroys property. However, in addition to...

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Texting While Driving: How Lawyers Prove it in Court

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Attorney, Car Accidents, Cell Phone, Distracted Driving, Texting While Driving on Thursday, April 28, 2022.

Texting While Driving: How Lawyers Prove it in Court Texting is one of the most dangerous things a driver can do behind the wheel. Indeed, research shows that people who compose or read text messages while driving can be up to six times more likely to cause a car ac...

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Automated Traffic Enforcement and Safe Driving

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Attorney, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Traffic Enforcement on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Automated Traffic Enforcement and Safe Driving Most people understand that speeding and aggressive driving are dangerous behaviors. What to do about it is a harder question. One of the most controversial tools in combating dangerous driving is the use of camera...

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Pay Attention To Distracted Driving

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Attorney, Car Accidents, Cell Phone, Distracted Driving, Personal Injury on Friday, March 25, 2022.

Pay Attention to Distracted Driving Distracted driving is one of the most common dangerous behaviors you will see. Cell phones are a major contributor, but distracted driving is older than that. The problem is easy to identify, but hard to solve. That’s becau...

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How American Drivers Feel About Drunk Driving

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Car Accidents, drunk driving, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death on Thursday, January 27, 2022.
How American Drivers Feel About Drunk Driving

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 driving accide...

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Ride-Sharing Services Offer Pluses & Minuses

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Car Accidents, drunk driving on Thursday, December 23, 2021.
Ride-Sharing Services Offer Pluses & Minuses

Ride-Sharing Services Offer Pluses & Minuses Texas was one of five states to receive a grant from the Governors Highway Safety Association to encourage ride-sharing services this holiday season. The grant is meant to help drivers make the decision to call an Uber rat...

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Impaired Drivers & Car Accidents

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Car Accidents, drunk driving, Impaired Driving, Truck Accidents on Thursday, December 9, 2021.
Impaired Drivers & Car Accidents

There’s no shortage of dangerous driving on Texas roadways. Car and truck accidents are an everyday reality in Dallas-Fort Worth. For the victims of those accidents, it’s important to understand the cause or causes that led to a crash. The Substances of Impairment ...

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Child Seat Safety Needs a Booster Shot

On behalf of KarenCanales posted in Car Accidents on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.
Child Seat Safety Needs a Booster Shot

The House of Representatives is introducing a bill aimed at improving booster seat safety. The Booster Seat Safety Act is primarily geared toward improving outcomes in side-on crashes. Existing regulations give the makers of booster seats too much latitude to ignore poor p...

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