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Prior DWI convictions lead to charges of murder in fatal TX DWI crashes

Jerrod Eubanks of Durant, OK rightly faces murder charges following a wrong-way DWI crash in Sherman, TX on Friday. Jerrod Eubanks’ choice to drink then drive took the life of a passenger in the Nissan that he struck. His drunken, wrong-way driving crash on U.S. 75 also sent two other people to a Plano hospital […]

In Friendswood, Real Friends would not Drive Drunk or Impaired.

Our Friendswood injury lawyers have been writing about the problem of increased numbers of drunken, drugged, and impaired drivers on our Texas roads as the holiday season approaches. We hope that sensible folks out there will take heed of the rash of serious drink and drug fueled vehicle accidents, and resist the urge to imbibe […]

Drunk Driver Runs into Houston Fire Department Pump Truck

Our Houston accident attorneys have written about a rash of accidents involving drunk drivers who plow right into police cars. These accidents facilitate the DWI arrests of the drunk drivers, but cost taxpayers money to repair or replace the damaged police vehicles, and pay for the medical expenses of the injured officers. Now our Houston […]

Calculating the Force of Your Impact in a Galveston, Texas Car Wreck

Your force equals your mass times the acceleration. (F = m x a). Acceleration is not so much your speed at the time of the car wreck as the CHANGE in your speed. Car designs incorporate “crumple zones” designed to absorb some of the impact force over time as these areas of your car crumple […]

What You Can Do if Seatbelt Failure Injures You in a Galveston Wreck

Seatbelt failure accident claims present you with unusually complex evidentiary hurdles that you must overcome. But a defective seat belt that fails can sometimes cause more harm in a Galveston accident than no seatbelt at all. If you were injured or the severity of injuries increased because a seatbelt failed, you deserve the financial compensation […]

Protect Yourself from Injury on Black Friday: Stay Home

Black Friday is the safest day to be at home. Your chances of injury or fatality from a house fire are the lowest in the year. But the minute you step out the door, your chances of injury or death increase precipitously. The roads are still filled with drunk drivers who celebrated the holiday with far too much alcohol, then made […]

Fake Shootout Using Real Bullets Disables Wild West Show Actor

Scott Harris grew up in a small town where the Wild West theme park, Wild West City, was the big attraction and major employer. He started working there as a kid shoveling horse manure and grew into the role of a lead Wild West shootout actor as he matured. On the day in 2006 when […]

Protect Yourself from Danger of Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Pearland

Our Pearland product defect lawyers bring to your attention an often-overlooked hazard from modern technology. Damaged, overheated or incorrectly packaged lithium batteries present serious fire hazards in cargos, consumer electronics, and electrically powered cars. Lithium itself reacts very badly with water and with nitrogen (a common element in the air). Some firefighters undergo special training […]

Volunteer Firefighter Loses Arm to Fiery Thanksgiving Tanker Truck Wreck

The Thanksgiving Tanker Truck Wreck A volunteer firefighter from Pinewood, TX, Kimberly Huckabee, was hit by an 18-wheeler while battling a blaze caused by the wreck of an oil tanker truck. The oil tanker truck wreck near Sour Lake, TX on Thanksgiving led to a succession of other collisions. Pearland, TX injury attorneys note that […]