| Feb 02 |
Archive for the 'accident injury attorney' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: SPEED + CELL PHONE = FATALITYHouston Police are investigating a fatal traffic collision Wednesday afternoon in which the driver who died apparently was both speeding and using his cell phone at the time. Police said a man driving a Ford Taurus on US 290 inbound at Mangum apparently lost control of his vehicle, overcorrected and veered across several traffic lanes, hitting at least two other vehicles in the process. (more…) |
| Jan 31 |
Archive for the 'accident injury attorney' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: DRUNK, WRONG WAY DRIVER ARRESTEDTraffic on North Shepherd near downtown Houston was stalled early Tuesday when a driver going the wrong way on the street collided with a Chevy Suburban headed the right way immediately north of Interstate 10.
Houston police took the driver into custody. They said the driver was arrested on suspicion of DWI, or driving while intoxicated. The woman in the other vehicle suffered what were reported to be back and neck injuries. She was taken to a local hospital, according to KHOU, Channel 11. Police needed about 30 minutes to clear the accident scene, which meant North Shepherd was closed during that time. Drunk driving is a serious offense. If someone in your family has been injured by a drunk driver, alert a personal injury lawyer or drunk driving attorney with Jim S. Adler & Associates for help. You may be legally entitled to substantial financial compensation.
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| Jan 30 |
Archive for the 'accident injury attorney' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: ROCKETS GUARD UNINJURED
According to a Rockets spokesman, Lee was four or five blocks from Toyota Center several hours after Saturday night’s game with the New York Knicks when another vehicle traveling at high speed apparently ran a red light and hit his Cadillac. Lee said his car’s airbags spared him and two passengers from injury. On Sunday Lee tweeted: “Thanking God right now!!! Thanking Cadillac for airbags!! Without them I could have lost my life tonight and two others close to me.” He also tweeted three photos of the collision’s aftermath. Lee, 26, is in his second season with the Rockets.
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Houston Rockets guard Courtney Lee was uninjured in a serious traffic accident in downtown Houston over the weekend. But the driver of the other vehicle was badly injured and was hospitalized.| Jan 23 |
Archive for the 'accident injury attorney' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: 5 STUDENTS IN ALDINE SCHOOL BUS CRASH ON I-45 NFive Aldine ISD students were in a school bus crash Monday morning on the North Freeway, and several had what were believed to be minor injuries.
The students’ bus was traveling south on I-45 North when the accident occurred about 9 a.m. The bus and another vehicle collided near the Gulf Bank exit. Among the students was a child who attended Reece Early Childhood Pre-Kindergarten and four children who attended Bethune and Anderson elementary schools. One student was taken to school, but as a precaution, the other four were taken to Texas Children’s Hospital. No other details were immediately available. Statistically, school buses are a relatively safe means of transportation. However, about two dozen students die each year in school bus accidents in the United States, and many more are injured. |
| Jan 17 |
Archive for the 'accident injury attorney' CategoryTechnology can help reduce distracted driving accidentsOur Texas personal injury law firm has been warning Americans about distracted driving dangers for years. And in that time, many states — but not Texas — have passed laws banning texting and calling while operating a vehicle.
But for distracted driving advocates to prevail, new technology is needed. Such technology must take drivers’ decisions to behave recklessly by texting or surfing the Web out of their hands. And that technology is arising, along with ramped up resistance by the public to driving distractions. (more…) |
| Jan 10 |
Archive for the 'accident injury attorney' CategoryMassive wreck causes legal tangleA 79-car pile-up near Beaumont, Texas had authorities scrambling in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 5, 2012. News reports said that 54 people were taken to Beaumont area hospitals. Officials used the Jaws of Life to cut three victims out of wrecked cars. Victims injured in the accident were said have injuries ranging from broken bones to abrasions and whiplash. |
| Jan 09 |
Archive for the 'accident injury attorney' CategorySan Antonio has Texas’ drunkest driversSan Antonio drivers, beware! The Alamo City now has the distinction, if you want to call it that, of being on a list of the “drunkest cities” in the United States. The list is compiled every year by The Daily Beast, a top-ranked national website for news and political blogs. The Daily Beast added San Antonio to its list on Jan. 2, 2012. |
| Dec 29 |
Archive for the 'accident injury attorney' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: MOTORCYCLIST DIES ON HOUSTON’S SOUTH LOOPA motorcyclist has died in a crash on Houston’s Loop 610. The accident occurred sometime before 9 a.m. Wednesday, when the motorcyclist’s body was discovered beneath Highway 225, which crosses the loop just east of its intersection with the Gulf Freeway. Houston Police are investigating. The victim’s identity has not yet been released. Police said the motorcyclist was riding on the South Loop and headed toward the Highway 225 exit when his motorcycle went off a freeway overpass. The motorcyclist was dead at the scene.
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| Dec 02 |
Archive for the 'accident injury attorney' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: Katy teen dies in collision with 18-wheelerA teenager from Katy was killed and another was injured when the pickup truck in which they were riding collided with an 18-wheeler at the intersection of the Katy Freeway feeder road and Katy Mills Boulevard. (more…)
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| Oct 31 |
Archive for the 'accident injury attorney' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: Boy hit by car hospitalizedOctober 31, 2011: A 12-year old Houston boy was hit by a car late Sunday afternoon as he rode through an intersection in the New Territory area of Fort Bend. The driver of the car that struck the young victim was not charged in the incident. A spokesman for the Department of Public Safety said the boy rode through a red light at the intersection of Sandhill and Highway 99 when he was hit by a 2004 Lincoln sedan. The boy was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital.
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