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Major Decline in Child Motor Vehicle Fatalities a Cause for Hope

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) mentioned in a 2011 report that the number of motor vehicle accident fatalities among children below the age of 16 had dropped by 45% between 1997 and 2009. And a CDC report just released said that the number of children’s crash deaths had declined by 43% between 2002 and […]

Cars that talk to each other: Can they help prevent Texas crashes?

Joan Lowy of the Associated Press just posted another cogent article on new vehicle technologies that loom on our horizon. I saw this one in the Houston Chronicle on Monday. You should read it; it’s quite interesting. The piece discusses the push of federal safety officials and new technology R&D specialists for “talking cars” that […]

Call for More Oversight as Trucker who Drove 35 Hrs causes Fatal Crash

Truck driver Renato Velasquez of the Chicago area had been behind the wheel for more than 35 hours on Monday with just 3 1/2 hours of sleep when he failed to notice flashing emergency lights and stopped vehicles and plowed into a crash scene. The fatal crash killed a tollway worker and critically injured a […]

New Safety Commission Appointed in Wake of Philly Building Collapse

Faced with inquiries about city agency standards after the deadly collapse of a building through the roof of a Center City Salvation Army store this summer, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has appointed a new commission to investigate L&I, the City’s Department of Licenses and Inspections. The Center City building fell due to dangerous practices by […]

Collapse of Temp Stairway at Omaha Construction Site Injures 4 Workers

It’s not even been a week since the tragic collapse of the International Nutrition feed plant, and rescue crews in Omaha, Nebraska have again been called to the site of a serious construction site stairway collapse accident. Reports have indicated that 2 to 4 workers were injured on Monday afternoon when a temporary stairway collapsed. […]

Do You know What to do after a Serious or Fatal Houston Car Crash?

A fatal accident happened on Saturday afternoon in Houston on the Southwest Freeway by Gessner. The deadly three-vehicle wreck left a white truck partially atop the concrete highway barrier, and two other passenger vehicles mangled in the grass median. Police blocked off the freeway for hours to investigate the fatal crash, leaving delayed drivers frustrated […]

Investigating Issues in the International Nutrition Industrial Accident

The International Nutrition plant, in operation for more than 40 years, made nutritional additives for livestock and poultry feed. Industrial plant structures like the silos, tanks, and storage bins in use at the plant suffer varying amounts of corrosion and wear over time just from the materials processed through them. Our industrial accident injury lawyers […]

4 Dead in Weekend Frontal Impact Crashes in Texas: Learn the Risks

The most dangerous and potentially fatal type of accident to have on a rural Texas roadway is a head-on wrong way wreck. The risks are especially high if you’re on a motorcycle. The injury risks of motorcyclists are much higher than for the occupants of enclosed vehicles. The Texas highway car accident attorneys at Denena […]

Did Ride Operator Actions Violate Six Flags Safety Policies?

A recent news item pointed out that the ride attendant who closed Ms. Rosy Esparza into her seat on the Texas Giant before a fatal roller coaster accident had only been on the job for four days at the time. The story also pointed out that a more experienced ride operator was with him on […]