The Houston Chronicle today reported yet another fatal hit and run accident in Houston. According to reports, police became suspicious about a car stopped in downtown Houston and approached the vehicle, asking its occupants to get out. One of the occupants apparently complied with the police request yet the other fled the scene in the [...]
It has been a deadly 24 hours on Houston roadways – and no one seems to be immune to the tragedy. Consider news reports of Houston area car accidents. *A Houston Police Officer assigned to the vehicular crimes division was investigating a motorcycle accident on the Loop in the early morning hours when he was [...]
Wrongful death is traumatic to surviving families – and usually results in hidden costs – starting with the price of a funeral and burial. Consider the following information. The individual services and products of a funeral include: *the casket and other products such as a temporary grave marker and prayer cards *professional and administrative services [...]
Most people think the National Institute of Health focuses on infectious diseases and public health concerns – but, in fact, they study anything that is a regular cause of death – including vehicle collisions. Federal researchers at the National Institute of Health (NIH) recently released a report on highway accidents with several interesting findings. *Work-related [...]
Swimming pools are a common sight in Texas and a wonderful way to keep a family together. However, they also present a hazard to children and others who cannot swim. Consider the following safety tips – they might actually prevent a tragedy. *FIRST AND FOREMOST – invest in swimming lessons for your children. Babies as [...]
The three states with the most 18-wheeler truck fatalities are Texas, California and Florida. Perhaps the most alarming part of the statistics to come from any research is the fact that an average of 430 bystanders are killed each year in traffic accidents involving big rigs. That means you don’t even have to be in [...]
There are over a million burn injuries reported in the United States every year. Sadly, it is the fifth most preventable cause of deaths in this country – which means that with a little forethought and proper planning fires and resulting burns could be avoided. Burn injuries are truly some of the worst for a [...]
The application of the law in cases of wrongful deaths can be confusing to the layman. One of the most basic concepts related to wrongful death litigation is the delineation between punitive and compensatory damages. The word ‘punitive’ derives from the word ‘punishment’ and that is the gist of this type of monetary award. Punitive [...]
Perhaps one of the most valuable agencies in all of the federal government is the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration or NHTSA – established in 1970. The organization is part of the larger Transportation Department and their mission is simple – “save lives, prevent injuries, reduce vehicle-related crashes”. Their responsibilities are actually quite diverse and [...]
If a person were to walk into a youth oriented meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, they would be shocked to find that seventy percent of the room’s attendees are under the age of eighteen, and many are court appointed by a judge’s order to attend AA for the duration of their probation. What is even more [...]
