Drunken driving and street racing take top spots for sources of hazards on Texas roads. A drunken driver just crashed into a parked police car at the scene of a street racing rollover accident that authorities had closed off. The drunken driver failed to observe the road closure. The police officer just managed to jump out of the way of the careening vehicle.
A few days beforehand, two innocent young pedestrians in their 20s suffered fatal injuries when a drunken driver ran a red light and mowed them down in Southwest Houston.
A couple of days before that, a speeding driver ran down a Good Samaritan that had stopped to help someone with a car broken down by the side of the road.
Let’s give the police and other first responders the credit they deserve for jumping into danger on our behalf every day. They never know what they’ll face when they respond to a call. And just closing a road for a vehicle accident or directing traffic takes officers’ lives on a regular basis.
And let’s also give some credit to the Good Samaritans who risk their lives to help others. Even just walking across a street as a pedestrian or bicycling on Texas roads unfortunately means taking your life in your hands.
In Texas, you could be injured in a road accident at almost any time for any number of reasons. It’s an unfortunate consequence of our driving-dependent culture. And the vast distances between places in our big state means it’s unlikely that we’ll be cutting down on our driving needs any time soon.
If you’ve been injured on our Texas roads, and you need help recovering financial compensation after your accident, just give us a call. We could discuss the particulars of your accident with you in a free legal consultation. We could help you understand your legal options for a fair recovery after the accident. We’re Pearland accident lawyers with more than a decade of successful experience helping innocent victims recover for their injuries. We could help you too. So call today. The consultation is free, but your case results could be priceless.