Archive for the ‘ Auto Accidents ’ Category

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Pedestrian accidents are usually serious

February 3, 2012

When a motor vehicle comes into contact with a pedestrian, it’s almost certain that catastrophic personal injury will result, according to the Digital Journal.

In pedestrian accidents, pedestrians are unprotected from initial impact with the vehicle and secondary impact with the unforgiving ground.

These accidents often cause serious injuries, including brain and spinal cord injuries, life-long disabilities, and even death.

Pedestrians must obey traffic signals, use sidewalks and walkways, avoid placing themselves in danger, and be constantly alert to vehicle traffic. While motorists must obey traffic signals, cede the right of way in cross-walks, and be constantly alert to potential pedestrian traffic.

Pedestrian/vehicle accidents most often affect younger children. It’s important to instruct children in appropriate ways to safely walk on city streets.

Whether or not the pedestrian is responsible for the accident, the pedestrian may be able to seek compensation for property damage, injuries, and pain and suffering.

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4 18-wheelers, 1 car in wreck

February 1, 2012

A Livingston man was life-flighted to a Tyler hospital with critical injuries after an accident involving one car and four 18-wheelers, two of which ran into the side of a home. The accident took place in Corrigan on Monday afternoon, according to the Lufkin Daily News.

The driver of the car was the sole occupant of the vehicle. One of the truck drivers, a 26-year-old man from El Paso, was transported to a hospital with minor injuries. None of the other truck drivers were injured.

There was only minimal damage done to the house that was struck, and none of the occupants of the home were injured. One of the drivers of the 18-wheelers, a 31-year-old man from Texas City, was cited for failure to control speed.

Authorities believe that one of the 18-wheelers struck another 18-wheeler, creating a domino effect.

U.S. Highway 59 north and south were temporarily shut down while the Corrigan Police Department, the Texas Highway Patrol, the Polk County Sheriff’s office, and TxDot assisted on scene.

Late Monday, the Livingston man injured in the accident was listed in critical condition at East Texas Medical Center Tyler.

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Texas pickup truck/bicycle accident kills 3

January 30, 2012

Intoxication manslaughter charges are pending for the driver that police say was involved in a pickup versus bicycle crash that killed three people early Sunday near the Texas Tech campus in Lubbock, reports the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.

A 26-year-old man was arrested but immediately released to University Medical Center in critical condition from injuries he sustained in the crash, killing two of his passengers and a bicyclist at about 1 a.m. on University Avenue north of Glenna Goodacre Boulevard.

The man’s passengers, a 23-year-old male and a 27-year-old male, as well as a 68-year-old male bicyclist were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators believe that the man was driving a 2001 Toyota Tacoma south in the 500 block of University Avenue when the truck drove over the west curb, rolled over and struck the man on his bicycle. The cyclist was attempting to cross University from east to west, according to the police.

The pickup truck continued southbound on University Avenue, snapping off a fire hydrant before stopping just north of Glenna Goodacre Boulevard.

The police report indicates four other vehicles and one other victim were involved in the crash.

The Police Accident Investigation Unit continued investigating the crash on Sunday. Police were investigating alcohol and speed as possible factors in the crash.

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Texas driver gets 55 years for quadruple murder

January 27, 2012

Tuesday, a San Antonio judge handed four concurrent 55-year murder sentences to a 40-year-old drunken driver who killed four members of the same family, reports the Houston Chronicle.

Killed in the wreck were a 55-year-old mother, a 21-year-old daughter and her four-month-old son, and a 15-year-old daughter.

The husband/father/grandfather, who has since moved from Texas, was not in attendance in court. In a letter to the court, he said that his surviving children have struggled to deal with the losses–especially his 15-year-old, youngest son, who lost his twin sister.

“Three generations [are] lost,” he said in the statement. “There is no punishment in the world that can change what has happened or bring back my loved ones.”

The 40-year-old woman was driving with a blood alcohol level of .11 when police saw her run a red light.

Then while fleeing police, she ran a stop sign. Her vehicle collided with the family’s Dodge Caravan, which hit a utility pole, killing all four occupants.

Intoxication manslaughter is a second-degree felony, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, but the charges were enhanced to murder because the deaths occurred during another felony: evading arrest.

The guilty driver will have to serve at least half of the sentence.

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Texas man arrested after DUI wreck

January 23, 2012

Two residents of Rosharon crashed on January 8 in a two-vehicle accident on the infamous stretch of highway known as FM 1462, reports the Alvin Sun.

One of the drivers was headed eastbound in his Volkswagon Jetta near County Road 528 when his vehicle drifted across the yellow line and hit a Toyota Corolla being driven by a 40-year-old woman.

“We believe [he] was intoxicated. After treatment at the Angleton/Danbury Hospital and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, he was taken to the Brazoria County Jail,” said the Texas Department of Public Safety.

He suffered compound fractures of his legs, a head injury, and internal injuries.

The woman, whose car he hit, was trapped inside her vehicle and had to be cut out of the automobile. She was also taken to the Angleton/Danbury Hospital and later transferred to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston.

Upon impact, the vehicle being driven by the woman rolled, landed on the passenger side, and burst into flames.

She suffered broken bones, open wounds to her left foot, a broken pelvis, a broken left arm, shattered glass in her eyes, and burns on her right foot.

“She is lucky to be alive,” officials added.

The accident is still under investigation.

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