| Dec 02 |
Archive for the 'accidents' 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 'accidents' 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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| Oct 27 |
Archive for the 'accidents' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: HPD officer injured in big rig collisionA Houston police officer on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 27, was injured in an accident involving a large truck — an 18 wheeler — and was taken to local hospital Ben Taub General Hospital. He has not yet been identified, and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. (more…) |
| Oct 26 |
Archive for the 'accidents' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: Tollway accident turns deadly as car overturnsOctober 26, 2011: Sam Houston Tollway was the scene of a fatal accident at 9:20 a.m.Police said a Chevrolet Trailblazer sped through a tool booth, hit a concrete divider, bounced off another divider and struck a Mercury Mountaineer. The Mountaineer rolled over, killing its passenger. The driver of the Trail Blazer was taken to the hospital. Police suspect he may be in the country illegally since he had no driver’s license or insurance. His passenger fled the scene.
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| Oct 26 |
Archive for the 'accidents' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: Houston red light crash kills one
A driver in north Harris County has died after his car was struck early Sunday morning in north Harris County by another driver who apparently ran a red light. The victim has been identified as Eduardo Devora. Devora died at Ben Taub Hospital. His car was eastbound on Frick in the 2500 block when a southbound green SUV Veteran’s Memorial Drive slammed into it. The case is under investigation.
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| Oct 24 |
Archive for the 'accidents' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: Semi truck driver dies in Houston I-10 crashThe driver of a semi truck or tractor trailer has died in a fiery accident on downtown Houston freeway Interstate 10 near San Jacinto. (more…)
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| Sep 27 |
Archive for the 'accidents' CategoryHit Bambi and die?
Why should you care? A deer can crater your car if you hit one. Or even kill you. And the likelihood of that increases dramatically during the fall mating season. |
If you are driving on rural roads, or some far-flung suburban street near a large city or town, consider this: A white tail buck can stand four feet tall and weigh up to 300 pounds. They can run 36 miles an hour and jump eight feet into the air.| Sep 22 |
Archive for the 'accidents' CategoryGulf helicopter crashes kill offshore workers in transit each year It turns out working among heavy machinery, toxic elements, fire hazards and high-seas weather isn’t all that makes offshore jobs dangerous. Workers on gas or oil rigs also are killed or injured getting to and from work — not by the freeway, but by helicopter.
A recent study shows that, for 26 years, an average of six helicopters yearly crashed in the Gulf of Mexico while servicing offshore oil or gas rigs or platforms. Most often the cause has been engine failure, but weather and pilot error also contribute — and go hand in hand when a pilot takes off despite bad weather warnings. |
| Jun 03 |
Archive for the 'accidents' CategoryU.S. transportation chief slams his agency for allowing deadly bus line to continue
LaHood is upset because the DOT agency overseeing truck and bus safety, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, did not stop Sky Express bus line of Charlotte, NC from operating despite alarming safety violations. |
The way Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sees it, his own agency shares responsibility for a catastrophic bus crash in Virginia Tuesday that killed four innocent people.| Jun 02 |
Archive for the 'accidents' CategoryPerry vetoes Texas bill to ban texting while driving
It’s been said by scientists that distracted driving is as bad as drunk driving, and statistics would seem to bear this out. As driving distractions continue to mushroom, so do traffic deaths and injuries due to distracted drivers, who could kill up to 6,000 persons on America’s roads and highways this year. The rate of distracted driving deaths, in fact, has doubled in recent years. |
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has vetoed a new bill the Texas Legislature passed to add Texas to the ranks of 32 other states making it illegal to read or send text messages while driving. Perry says government shouldn’t “micromanage” adults’ behavior, and instead education should be emphasized to steer people from the dangerous habit.