Thursday morning about 6, rain storms were moving through the Houston area complicating commuters’ morning rush hour drives. At U.S. 290, the Northwest Freeway, and 34th Street, a 5-vehicle pileup resulted that shut down eastbound lanes during the morning commute while rescue crews responded to the crash and cleared the scene. (Source: Dale Lezon, Houston Chronicle, 4/11/13)

The thoughts and prayers of the U.S. 290 accident attorneys at Denena Points, PC are with the injured victims of this 5-vehicle pileup.

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Rain and Inclement Weather cause Hundreds of Thousands of Vehicle Wrecks in Texas Each Year

According to TxDOT crash statistics for 2011, inclement weather caused 1,523 fatal crashes and 98,532 total crashes in rural areas, and 1,228 fatal crashes and 282,931 total crashes in urban areas. Rain specifically led to more than 1,000 fatal and serious injury crashes in rural areas and almost 2,100 fatal and serious injury crashes in urban areas. So our U.S. 290 accident attorneys at Denena Points, PC urge you to drive safely during inclement weather. Slow down, and pull over to wait for the weather to pass if necessary.

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