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Wrong Way Driver hits 2 Motorcycles, Killing a Rider on FM 490

Just after noon on Tuesday, a westbound SUV on FM 490 suddenly swerved into oncoming eastbound traffic. The Cadillac Escalade crashed into two eastbound motorcycles, killing one driver and injuring the other, as well as injuring a passenger on one of the bikes. No charges were immediately filed. But our FM 490 motorcycle accident attorneys […]

Examining the Center City Balcony Collapse

Pictures show a balcony platform still jutting from the fourth floor exterior, and a tangled heap of metal that looks like a guardrail assemblage tangled on the ground below. The balcony collapse attorneys at Denena Points, PC note that the third floor balcony platform and guardrail appear to still be in place, though seriously dented. […]

Alcohol, Fog, and Driving a Dangerous Mix: 7 Injured in I-30 Crash

The low visibility conditions caused by fog regularly lead to multi-vehicle pileups. When drivers can’t see well but are driving at highway speeds anyway, once a crash occurs, other vehicles inevitably end up caught in the wreck because they can’t see what’s going on in time to avoid it. Add a drunken driver to the […]

PA Building Collapse shows why U.S. needs Safer Construction Practices

On Thursday morning in Buckingham Township, PA just before 9, a building collapsed and trapped a worker in the Heritage Center development by York Road. The mixed-use development will include office buildings and residential town homes. The Buckingham Township building collapse occurred in the office building part of the site. The worker was reportedly trapped […]

Do you know what to do after a serious injury crash on Houston freeways?

You might know that after a wreck, you should exchange information with the other driver and call 911. But our Katy Freeway accident lawyers emphasize that in the event of a serious injury wreck, you might not be able to do that. And if it’s your loved one who’s severely injured, you might not even […]

Double Fatal TX DWI Wreck and 2 Iowa Drivers with Shocking BAC Levels

You may remember reading about a sad, fatal DWI wreck on Tuesday in Williamson County, Texas. Aurelio Martinez, 25, had been northbound in a Ford Explorer on FM 973 when he reportedly crossed the centerline and crashed into an oncoming Prius. His crash killed Donna Stauffer, the driver of the Prius, and Jose Rodriguez, a […]

Major Harris County Crashes Ring in the New Year

Harris County apparently remains the leading locus for DWI crashes nationwide. On New Year’s day in Houston, KHOU reports that about a dozen major crashes occurred just inside the city limits. This dirty dozen on a single night doesn’t even account for crashes that happened in neighboring Montgomery County or in Galveston. One of the […]

Minneapolis New Years Apartment Explosion Injures 13: Possible Deaths

We were just writing about one Ohio town’s careful preparations and protections against possible building collapse injuries in case two partially collapsed structures on the town’s Main Street deteriorated further. But our apartment building collapse attorneys emphasize that you aren’t always allowed the luxury of preparation. Today’s news was filled with accounts of a devastating […]

Zanesville, Learning from Others’ Mistakes in Building Collapses

It never hurts to learn from other’s mistakes. But few seem able to do it. That’s why the worst elements of history repeat themselves over and over again. Officials in Zanesville, Ohio have apparently taken to heart many of the lessons learned from the tragic deaths and injuries stemming from the Philadelphia Center Street building […]