Saturday morning at Fairbanks North Houston and West Road in northwest Harris County, a Mercedes ran a red light and violently crashed into a Toyota containing three men. The men in the Toyota had been exiting a gas station when the Mercedes slammed into them. Two men from the Toyota received very serious injuries and were airlifted to the hospital. One man was reportedly in “extremely critical” condition.
The Toyota’s driver was also injured and received transport to the hospital by ground ambulance. Harris County Sheriff’s deputies said that the driver of the Mercedes showed signs of impairment. The driver, suspected of DWI, was taken to a hospital for a blood draw. (Source: KTRK abc13.com, 8/24/13)
The hearts and prayers of our Harris County personal injury attorneys at Denena Points, PC are with the victims of this violent crash, hoping for their safe and complete recoveries from their injuries.
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The information in the police accident report could help you build a successful accident compensation claim so that you can pay your medical expenses following a serious crash injury. Call us at 713-807-9500 or reach us through our online request form to obtain your free copy of the police accident report. Our Harris County personal injury attorneys provide it to you free, without obligation.
The Deadly Toll from Drivers that Run Red Lights
The Fatality Analysis Reporting System of the U.S. NHTSA shows that in 2008, 762 people died because of drivers who ran red lights. Our Harris County personal injury attorneys understand that an estimated 165,000 people are also injured in such crashes each year.
The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) has a vested interest in learning who and what causes the accidents for which insurance must pay. So the Institute has studied the problem of red light running. Their data shows that less than half of the fatalities in red light running crashes belong to the drivers that ran the red lights. Our Harris County personal injury attorneys emphasize that more than half of the deaths from such crashes belong to pedestrians and other drivers who are hit by the red light runners. Click the link to read about a typical example of the injuries caused when a driver runs a red light.