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An underride accident happens when a smaller vehicle hits the rear of a semi-truck, tractor-trailer, or another type of 18-wheeler and slides underneath it. Often, the smaller vehicle will be propelled forward with such force that the vehicle's cab is sheared off, killing the occupants or leaving them with severe and sometimes permanent injuries. To...

Trucking companies are responsible for ensuring the trucks in their fleet are regularly maintained and that any needed repairs are made promptly. Faulty equipment can lead to a truck accident that leaves people seriously injured. Preventing accidents is the goal of Brake Safety Week, an annual campaign from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) designed...

Speed limitations on certain CMVs may help prevent serious truck accidents The semi-truck driving next to you on the highway could be required to use speed-limiting technology in the near future. Speeding is increasingly a factor in deadly truck accidents, according to federal data. From 2009 to 2019, fatal truck crashes involving speeding jumped by...

Wrecks involving 18-wheelers often lead to severe injury, death In East Texas, we're used to sharing the road with semi-trucks and other large commercial vehicles. For the most part, truckers here in Henderson County follow the rules of the road and avoid driving recklessly. Still, it only takes one negligent big rig driver to cause...

Most drivers know the dangers of distracted driving, but too many do it anyway Whether it's due to a cellphone, radio, cup of coffee, or passenger, distracted driving is a known driving risk that kills thousands of people every year. In 2020, more than 3,000 people needlessly died in fatal U.S. distracted driving accidents, according...

Texas is tied with New Mexico for having the worst drivers in the entire United States, according to a new study by Car Insurance Comparison (CIC). Analysts say that a high rate of fatal car accidents involving speeding, drunk drivers, and careless drivers means the Lone Star State, and others, have some of the worst...

The Canton community has been rocked by a recent, tragic truck accident that killed a baby and left a toddler in critical condition. The crash happened during the second week of January on I-20 west. At around 12:30 p.m. the day of the accident, an 18-wheeler allegedly failed to slow down and slammed into the...

The number of pedestrian accidents is rising in some parts of Texas, and it's not clear why. A recent rash of devastating auto-pedestrian crashes in the Lufkin/Nacogdoches region, for example, has killed multiple pedestrians. In 2020 there were 4,852 crashes involving pedestrians in Texas. The accidents resulted in 1,211 serious injuries and 731 deaths, according...

An Athens, TX Car Accident Lawyer Examines the Problem Drunk drivers just don't care. They drink, they drive, they endanger the health and lives of fellow Texans. This is especially true during the holiday season, which should be a time of joy. An analysis of data covering 2010 to 2019 shows 64% of the fatal...

An Athens, TX car accident lawyer examines the problem No state has experienced more speeding-related fatal car accidents over the last 10 years than Texas, a new study says. Over the years surveyed (2010 to 2019), 11,444 people died in Texas crashes where speed was a factor. While Texas may have the most fatal speeding...