Earlier this week, a man who allegedly drove drunk while serving probation for a previous conviction for driving while intoxicated had a head-on collision with another vehicle just outside of Houston's city limits.The accident occurred on Sunday, June 25, at...
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Beware of parking lot accidents
You may not realize it, but parking lots are actually some of the most likely places for you to end up in a car accident.In fact, 20 percent of all car accidents take place in parking lots -- and they actually account for around 14 percent of damage claims and more...
Crash and resulting fire take 4 lives
A crash just before one o'clock in the morning caused a car with four people inside to burst into flames. Everyone in the vehicle was killed. The authorities were not even sure how many people had been inside until they got the fire under control, according to...
Can you trust your pharmacy?
Across the nation, pharmacy errors seem to be on the rise -- but the evidence is largely anecdotal, because there's no national system for tracking the number of pharmacy errors that are made and drug stores aren't required to report them.What seems certain, however,...
Observing social dynamics could play into teen driver distraction
It's perhaps not fair to paint with a broad brush and say that teens are the most risky drivers without looking into the reasons why this is true. One researcher, in a study later published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), said that social...
Off-road ‘mudding’ and liability for accidental injuries
Mudding has become a semi-national sport in rural areas where people are used to inventing their own brand of fun.In order to go mudding, you need a few friends, neighbors or associates, a wet spot of rural land with plenty of mud and several all-terrain vehicles....
Parents, beware of the 100 deadliest days of summer for teens
Parents of teenagers who are of driving age understand that a newly-minted Texas driver's license adds another layer of worry to their minds about the safety of their teens. But few may realize the true dangers summertime poses for young and inexperienced drivers.The...
Are you familiar with the common causes of truck accidents?
When you take to the road in and around the Houston area, you're well aware of the fact that you'll be sharing space with trucks and other commercial vehicles.There is nothing wrong with this, as it's all part of driving in a busy city, however, a mistake by a trucker...
A 14-year-old Houston boy dies in rollover crash
A 14-year-old boy was killed on Saturday, May 28, 2017, as he and his family rode their sports utility vehicle (SUV) along Interstate 10 (I-10) in Jefferson County. The fatal rollover accident occurred at 12:30 p.m., right as the Ford Explorer he had been riding in...
How to safely operate an SUV
Safely operating a vehicle is important for not only you, but those in your vehicle and those on the roads around you. There is a big difference between driving a car and driving an SUV. The difference is that SUVs have a higher chance of rollover when driven at high...
