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Study: Texas Tops List of States With 'Worst Drivers'
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…
Read More »Community Mourns After Tragic Fatal Rear-End Truck Accident in East Texas
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…
Read More »What To Do If You Get Hit By A Car While Walking In Texas
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…
Read More »Drunk Drivers Involved in Over 40% of the Fatal Crashes in Texas During the Holidays
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…
Read More »Texas Leads US in Speeding-Related Fatal Crashes
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…
Read More »When Car Accidents Result In Facial Injuries
People drive every day on the highways and streets of East Texas. Nobody expects to get into a crash, but a car accident can happen at any time that leaves people seriously hurt. Lives can be changed in an instant. When victims suffer facial injuries, their lives can be impacted in many different ways. Facial…
Read More »Texas Continues Grim Streak of Daily Traffic Fatalities
As of December 2019, it had been nearly two decades since Texas had gone a single day without a traffic fatality in a car accident or other type of crash. There have been updated statistics from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) since then, but sadly, this streak of daily traffic deaths has continued. There…
Read More »Negligence & left turns cause fatal motorcycle crashes
A driver making a left turn doesn’t sound like a particularly dangerous situation. But when there’s a negligent or inattentive motorist behind the wheel, anything can happen. These drivers fail to notice oncoming motorcycles when making a turn or try to cut them off. The result is often a motorcycle accident that leaves motorcyclists with…
Read More »The dangers of speeding teenage drivers on Texas roads
So much attention has rightly been given to the dangers of drunk driving, distracted driving, and other risk factors behind the wheel that speeding sometimes seems to fly under the radar. Most people recognize that it's at least a little bit dangerous, but it also feels benign. It shouldn't, though: according to the Governors Highway…
Read More »Study: Spit test may help diagnose a concussion
Every year millions of people suffer concussions, whether they're sustained playing sports or in car accidents. Often, victims don't receive immediate and appropriate medical treatment because concussions can be difficult to diagnose. According to a recent study published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, that might soon change - as there appears to be…
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