Houston Personal Injury Blog - Denena Points, PC

What do you do when police don’t complete an accident investigation?

Andreaka Bell, 18, died in August 2011 in a fatal Deer Park crash when her friend, driving the vehicle in which she rode, lost control, hit a curb, and crashed. The force of the impact ejected Ms. Bell from the vehicle. Like about 75% of vehicle occupants who suffer ejection in a wreck, Ms. Bell dies from […]

Wider U.S. highway medians correspond to increased highway safety

A study conducted through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) took an in-depth look at the relationship between the width of a highway’s median and the number and severity of accidents occurring on the highway. The study came at a time when in many cases median width on new highways was being reduced or eliminated to alleviate […]

Trucker’s reckless driving causes fatal big rig chain reaction wreck

Texas truck driver Jim Harville of Waskom, 56 years old, died Wednesday in a tragic head on truck crash caused by a Louisiana trucker’s reckless driving. Sheriff’s deputies cited Larry D. Gatson II of Shreveport for reckless driving and following too closely. (Source: Associated Press, 6/21/2012.) Larry Gatson, driving for Frac Tech International Services in a convoy […]

Over 50,000 2012 Honda Civics Recalled for Dangerous Driveshaft Defect

Pearland auto defect lawyers pass along news of another vehicle recall announced recently by the NHTSA (National Highway Transportation Safety Administration). More than 50,000 2012 Honda Civics are affected by recall in the U.S. The recall relates to the driveshaft portion of the driveline in the vehicle’s powertrain. You probably know that the powertrain is the most important […]

Certain 2012 buses of Blue Bird, major school bus maker, recalled

Houston bus accident lawyers mention a recent recall announced by the U.S. NHTSA. Therecall affects some buses from the 2012 model year that were manufactured by Blue Bird, one of the major manufacturers of school buses. You might remember the blue bird logo on school buses from your school years. The recalled buses were manufactured from […]

Federal investigation of Jeeps for fire hazard expands to 5 million+ vehicles

You might remember that our Pasadena auto defect lawyers wrote about a recall on the Jeep Wrangler a while back. Well now federal authorities have expanded their investigation into the Wranglers’ safety due to additional fire hazards. An initial recall of some 67,000 Jeep Wranglers with automatic transmissions affected the 2010 models. In those vehicles, […]

Stay safe this summer: 2011 recreational boating accident statistics

Our Galveston boating injury attorneys present some of last year’s recreational boating accident statistics, as compiled by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), to remind you to take all reasonable safety precautions this year as you enjoy the water. Historically, ugly fatalities and severe injuries from personal watercraft (PWCs, commonly called “jet skis”) have been one of the […]

Bikers: wear your helmets – avoid deadly head injuries, TBI & bad hair

News outlets reported three fatal motorcycle accidents over the weekend in Austin, TX at the Republic of Texas (ROT) Rally. Last year, we discussed a number of serious and fatal accidents that occurred at a bike rally in Galveston. In most of the serious accidents, there was a common factor: the rider wasn’t wearing a helmet. We […]

The evolution of Texas’ “no refusal” safety policies

Our Lake Jackson injury lawyers had written about Texas’ first statewide “no refusal” weekend centered on the July 4, 2011 holiday. That effort, designed to promote public safety on our roads by taking the drunk drivers off those roads, took in more than 1.400 DWI suspects across the state. The success of that coordinated law […]