Drunk Driving Accidents’ Category
Katy Cop Fired after Fatal Drunk Driving Accident
Monday, January 16th, 2012
A Katy police officer has been fired after he was involved in a fatal drunk driving accident that killed 2 people last week. The crash killed a mother and her 12-year-old son.
According to investigations, the police officer was a passenger in the pickup truck that crashed into the car with the mother and son. The driver of the pickup truck had been driving under the influence. According to the Katy police chief, he has reason to believe that the police officer had also been intoxicated at the time of the crash. Although he was riding in the passenger seat,...
Study Indicates 5% Increase in Accident Deaths Due to Drugged Driving
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
While there has been a nationwide decline in the number of traffic accident fatalities annually, there's actually been an increase in the number of fatalities with drugs in their system. An analysis of 2009 accident fatality data indicates to Houston accident lawyers that the problem of drugged driving, which the federal administration has failed to tackle seriously, is now threatening to escalate to unacceptably high levels.
Among the accident fatalities that had drug tests performed on them, approximately 33% had drugs in their system. That includes both prescription drugs and non-prescription drugs. However, the number of accident fatalities in...
More Accident Fatalities in Brazoria County Traced to Driving under the Influence of Prescription Drugs
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
The Texas Department of Public Safety says it is coming across more and more intoxicated drivers. That isn't really surprising to a Houston car accident attorney considering that our state and especially the Houston region, has some of the worst drunk driving rates in the country. However, this new breed of intoxicated drivers is driving not under the influence of alcohol, but under the influence of prescription medications.
In fact, according to the Texas DPS, they often come across motorists driving in the early hours of the morning still high from the effects of prescription medication they took...
Katy Teenager Killed in Drunk Driving Accident
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
The number of alcohol-related car crashes across Texas has declined somewhat, but injury lawyers in Houston continue to come across lives lost and families shattered in drunk driving accidents. This week, a 14-year-old teenager was killed in an accident involving an intoxicated motorist in Katy.
The girl was traveling with her siblings and three other adults in their Toyota Camry, when it was struck by a pickup driven by Texas Tech University Jeffrey Thomas. While the girl died at the scene, her siblings and three other persons in the car including her mother, had to be rushed to the...
Houston Injury Lawyer Alert: Arrest Made in Fatal Montgomery County Pedestrian Accident
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
The Montgomery County Sheriff's office has announced that it has arrested a suspected driver involved in a fatal pedestrian accident last week that killed a 13-year-old boy.
The victim, a seventh grader was apparently on his way home from a sleepover. He was walking on the paved shoulder with a friend, when a pickup truck swerved onto the shoulder. The friend was able to jump out of the truck’s way just in time, but the victim was unable to avoid head injuries. He was immediately airlifted to a hospital, but doctors were unable to save him.
According to the...
Four People Killed in Alleged Street Racing Accident in Houston
Friday, March 12th, 2010
In a tragic accident in Houston, four people have died after being involved in what police believe, was a street race. The accident occurred early on Saturday morning and involved two GMC trucks that were traveling at high speeds. The motorists apparently lost control of their vehicles, and crashed in a parking lot.
The driver and passenger in one of the trucks died instantly, while two passengers in the other truck were also killed. The driver of one pickup truck has been hospitalized, and is in a stable condition. He can expect charges filed against him.
There is still no information...
