Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Accidents

• Will the Texas Legislature Really Approve Lane Splitting?

  Brooks Schuelke | March 26, 2009 10:35 AM | 25 CommentsAustin, TX Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Before reading this blog post, watch a portion of the video below (don't watch the entire thing or you'll get motion sickness). Did you watch it? If you did, thanks for listening. If you...

• Uninsured Motorist Protection Vital in Accidents

  Staff Writer | November 22, 2005 7:29 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Uninsured motorist coverage can save the day in the event you are involved in an accident with a hit & run driver. Learn how your own insurance policy can protect you in such a situation.An man was just "cruising" on his motorcycle when another car crossed the center dividing line and caused him to lose control of the bike and crash into a tree. As a result of the crash, he sustained several...

• Deadly Weekend For Austin Car Wrecks

  Brooks Schuelke | March 03, 2008 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This weekend was another sobering reminder about the risk of auto accidents on Austin's roads. Yesterday, a teenager died in a car wreck on Texas 71 near Bee Creek. This is one of the most dangerous stretches of road in town. Since October 2006, eleven people have died in auto accidents on this two mile stretch. In fact, Austin news station KXAN ran a story just last week talking about the...

• Ice Storm Causes Multi-Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 17, 2007 11:25 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Due to icy road conditions a car slid on U.S. 183 by McNeil Drive creating a multi-car pile-up. No one was seriously injured.The first car started the accident after sliding on the ice. It was rear-ended causing a chain reaction of at least 3 cars. "Everything happened very slowly. It was really scary," said Jose Gonzalez, a passenger in a blue 1998 GMC truck involved in the crash. Gonzalez...

• Chiropractors Soliciting Car Wreck Victims For Attorneys

  Brooks Schuelke | March 08, 2008 1:28 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This week, Allstate Insurance Company filed a suit in a Texas US District Court against 67 defendants, including chiropractors and law firms, alleging that they were improperly soliciting car wreck victims as clients. Under Texas law, personal injury lawyers are limited in their abilities to contact victims of car wrecks. To get around this limitation, some unscrupulous attorneys have...

• Street Racing Leads To Car Wrecks

  Brooks Schuelke | March 04, 2008 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This week, the Austin American Statesman posted an article that discussed the increase in car wrecks due to street racing. The problem of street racing really came into focus nationwide in February when 8 observers were kill in Maryland when a drag racing car wreck spilled over into the crowd. But street racing isn't just a problem in Maryland. It's also a big issue in Texas. The National...

• Car Accident Kills 17-Year-Old

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

  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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Teen Drivers At High Risk For Car Crashes

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

  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...

• Tejano Star Injured In Bus Wreck

  Brooks Schuelke | March 24, 2008 8:52 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  They say you've made it when people know you by one name. And in the world of Texas Tejano music, there are few, if any, bigger stars than Emilio. Unfortunately, the Grammy winner suffered serious injuries after a bus wreck this weekend. Emilio apparently sustained severe head injuries in the wreck, and he is taking part in a study using hypothermia to treat his brain injury. While this...