bbryant August 12th, 2010
Losing a child has got to be one of the very worst tragedies that a family can face and that’s exactly what Dwayne Stidman is facing right now. His son, 23 year old Cpl David Stidman, was killed last week by a drunk driver. Cpl Stidman had survived two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan before losing his life to an irresponsible 33 yr old that had apparently decided that it was acceptable behavior to get behind the wheel of his pickup truck while under the influence. Cpl Stidman had returned home to Rosenberg just four months ago. Ironically, his father had been in a motorcycle crash just three months before where another drunk driver had left him with severe injuries. His son was home to help him recover.
Dwayne Stidman is undoubtedly facing one of the toughest days of his life today as his beloved son is laid to rest. On Tuesday, he purchased the Harley his son had always wanted and plans to have another marine ride it in the funeral procession today. Dwayne will be riding his own Honda Gold Wing where the urn will be carried inside of a velvet-lined trunk. He commented that “we have a place of honor for him to ride, so we’ll go for one last motorcycle ride together.”
Following the eulogies, Dwayne plans to take the urn with him on a last fishing trip, something that he and his son enjoyed together many times over the years. It is there that Dwayne plans to say his last goodbyes to his son.
Much to his credit Dwayne, who is also a former marine, plans to embrace a new mission to help change state law to provide stiffer sentences to drunk drivers. The man that hit his son was released from jail the afternoon of the day of the accident.
Dwayne has asked that everyone wear red today in honor of his son. He thinks it would be a fitting way to say goodbye by honoring him with a sea of red.
We want to express our heartfelt condolences to young David’s family and friends. You will be putting to rest a local hero today and our thoughts and prayers go out to you.
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bbryant August 9th, 2010
What is the difference between a civil wrongful death claim and a criminal wrongful death case? That is the topic that was discussed last week on StateLawTV when Gregg Anderson of the Law Offices of Terry Bryant appeared as a guest.
According to Gregg, the big difference is that a civil claim is brought by a private citizen or individual against another person or corporation that has caused the death of a loved one. On the other hand a criminal wrongful death case is what we think of as a murder case where the state tries to put a person in jail for killing someone.
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admin February 4th, 2010
February 4, 2010
According to the Dallas Morning News, a Dallas truck accident slowed traffic on Interstate 30 Tuesday morning.
The Dallas truck accident occurred when a load of railroad ties fell off a truck.
The westbound lane of Interstate 30 had to be closed due to the Dallas truck accident, but it was reopened by noon.
There were no Dallas truck accident injuries as a result of the crash. However, investigators are still unsure how the cargo became disconnected from the tractor-trailer.
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admin October 14th, 2008
October 14, 2008
NBC5i reported that a Dallas truck accident closed part of U.S. 175 and injured the driver of the truck Sunday.
The Texas truck accident occurred when an 18-wheeler carrying gasoline caught fire after it hit a retaining wall on U.S. 175.
The driver of the truck was injured in the Dallas truck accident, but his current condition is unknown. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
A hazardous materials team was dispatched to the area where the Dallas truck accident occurred to help with the spill.
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admin October 2nd, 2008
October 2, 2008
KTRK reported that a fatal Tyler truck accident occurred very early Tuesday and claimed the life of two people.
The Texas truck accident caused a fiery chain reaction and involved six tractor-trailers and a car.
Witnesses say that the Tyler truck accident occurred when a car pulled over and put on its flashers because there was an overturned truck ahead of it. Another tractor-trailer then crashed into the car and caught fire.
Two Tyler truck accident victims were killed in the crash and Interstate 20 had to be temporarily closed.
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