Automobile Accidents

• Learn From D Magazine’s Story of a $25,000 Fender Bender

  Brooks Schuelke | July 30, 2009 9:33 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  A lot of my fellow trial lawyers are up in arms over a recent D magazine article purporting to tell the story of a claim and lawsuit after the author was involved in a minor car accident. The...

• Use Booster Seats Correctly

  Brooks Schuelke | May 20, 2009 5:06 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  Last week, I had a post discussing a proposal in Texas to make use of child booster seats more prevalent. Later that week, a new study came out in Accident Analysis and Prevention magazine that...

• Protect Yourself By Making Sure The Depth Of Your Tire Treads Match

  Brooks Schuelke | April 09, 2009 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  It's a situation that plays out every day across the country. A couple has a vehicle. They don't really get the tires rotated as frequently as they should so the treads on the front tires wear out...

• Another Austin Hit and Run Car Wreck

  Brooks Schuelke | May 27, 2008 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  It seems like hit and run car wrecks are becoming the norm in Austin. Last night, an unlucky pedestrian was the victim of two hit and run accidents. As the pedestrian was crossing Riverside Drive,...

• Car Accident Kills 17-Year-Old

  Shannon Weidemann | January 16, 2007 11:00 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  A teenager was fatally injured in a car accident on South Capital of Texas Highway near Westlake Drive, after the car she was a passenger in was struck by another vehicle. Brooke Lowe was riding in the front seat of a 2000 Oldsmobile when the driver made a U-turn and was hit by a green 2004 Dodge pickup truck. She died after doctors at Brackenridge Hospital tried to save her.An investigation...

• Fatal Austin Hit & Run Accident

  Staff Writer | November 21, 2005 9:10 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Pedestrians killed by hit and run driver near Austin, Texas.Austin Police released details about the victims and the vehicle involved in the crash on FM 973 near Burleson Road. The victims, Paul Garcia and Kelly Horn were pedestrians. According to reports, Garcia and Horn were walking along FM 973 at about 8 p.m. Saturday when they were struck. Their bodies were found some 12 hours later on...

• What Can Be Done To Protect Dallas Motorists From Wrong-Way Drivers?

  Brooks Schuelke | July 31, 2009 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  I previously wrote that I thought the North Texas Toll Authority was not doing enough to protect motorists on the Dallas North Tollway from wrong way drivers. If that’s the case, what can be...

• A Tragic Bus Crash In Sherman Has Killed At Least 13 And Injured Others

  Brooks Schuelke | August 08, 2008 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  There was terrible news of a bus crash in Sherman, Texas early this morning. A charter bus carrying 55 people from Houston to Carthage, Mo. for a religious celebration ran off the road and into a...

• Dangers of Your Own Loose Tires

  Brooks Schuelke | May 12, 2008 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  I have recently written a series on the danger of being hit by others' loose tires or unsecured loads, and whether uninsured motorist coverage might be available for those claims. Now, Lansing...

• Teen Drivers At High Risk For Car Crashes

  Brooks Schuelke | October 31, 2007 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Yesterday, the Texas Transportation Institute released the results of a study of teen drivers that concluded that teen drivers are not aware of the dangers that lead to most car wrecks. According to TTI, car crashes kill about 6,000 teens nationwide each year making car wrecks the number one cause of death for U.S. teenagers. The car accidents are primarily caused by driver inexperience...