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Date: August 4 , 2011, 08-04-2011

Location: 3500 Kell West, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas

Type: Drunk Driver Hit and Run Accident: Two cars

Outcome: Two people injured.

Ryan Michael Howard, 30, was arrested by Wichita Falls PD and charged with intoxicated assault involving injury or death.  The accident happened at 9:27 p.m. on the 3500 block of Kell West.  Howard rear-ended a vehicle and injured the driver and passenger.  Howard fled the scene, got of the vehicle and started walking home with a head wound.

He was transported to the ER and then booked at Wichita County Jail.  Several empty and full beer bottles were found in his truck.  The driver of the other car has a broken arm.

It appears drunk driving and failure to control speed was the cause of the accident.

2009 State of Texas Car Accident Statistics:

Wrongful death car accidents: 3089

Rural area death car accidents: 1685

Single vehicle car accidents deaths: 1227

Intersection car accident deaths: 696

Head on car accident deaths: 505

DWI Drunk driver car accident deaths: 956

Serious personal injury car accidents: 80,640

People injured in car accidents: 235,280

Motorcylist death accidents: 432 (60% no helmet use)

Pedestrian death accidents: 347

Bicycle death accidents: 49

Wichita Falls & Wichita County, Texas Accident Statistics

Drunk Driving Accidents: 134

Wrongful death: 8

Serious Injury Accidents: 261

A car accident can involve another car, pedestrian, bicycle, motorcyle. It can occur due to road hazards. These auto accidents can cause property damage, personal injury, and wrongful death. Beside cars, trucks, 18 wheelers, semi-trucks, vans, trains, delivery trucks can cause car accidents.

Frequent causes of car accidents are: DWI drunk driving, cell phone or texting during driving, speed, road design, improper turns.

If your or a family member or friend have been injured in a car accident in Texas, Dallas car accident lawyers Kipness Law Firm, P.C. can help you deal with auto insurance companies. This includes people involved in motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, DWI drunk driver accidents.

Injuries from auto accidents must be brought two years from date of accident.

Date: August 5 , 2011, 08-05-2011

Location: I-30 @ Second Avenue, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Type: 18 wheeler tractor trailer truck accident, head on collision with car driving in wrong direction.

Outcome: Both drivers injured.

A woman from Mansfield, Texas was driving west on the eastbound lanes of I-30 @ Second Avenue.  Her car slammed head-on into a 18 wheeler tractor-trailer.  The 20 year old woman as seriously injured and taken to Baylor University Medical Center.  The truck driver has minor injuries.  A fuel spill had to be cleaned up by HAZMAT because the 18 wheeler jack-knifed.  The accident is under investigation.

We see two potential causes of this accident. It is possible the car driver had fatigue and/or was intoxicated. 

2009 State of Texas Car Accident Statistics:

Wrongful death car accidents: 3089

Rural area death car accidents: 1685

Single vehicle car accidents deaths: 1227

Intersection car accident deaths: 696

Head on car accident deaths: 505

DWI Drunk driver car accident deaths: 956

Serious personal injury car accidents: 80,640

People injured in car accidents: 235,280

Motorcylist death accidents: 432 (60% no helmet use)

Pedestrian death accidents: 347

Bicycle death accidents: 49

2009 Dallas County Accident Statistics

Drunk driving accidents: 2655

Wrongful death accidents: 161

Serious Injury Causing Accidents: 5721

A car accident can involve another car, pedestrian, bicycle, motorcyle. It can occur due to road hazards. These auto accidents can cause property damage, personal injury, and wrongful death. Beside cars, trucks, 18 wheelers, semi-trucks, vans, trains, delivery trucks can cause car accidents.

Frequent causes of car accidents are: DWI drunk driving, cell phone or texting during driving, speed, road design, improper turns.

If your or a family member or friend have lost a loved in in a car accident in Texas due to wrongful death, Dallas car accident lawyers Kipness Law Firm, P.C. can help you deal with auto insurance companies. This includes people involved in motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, DWI drunk driver accidents.

Injuries from auto accidents must be brought two years from date of accident.

Single car rollover accident

Date: July 31, 2011, 07/31/2011

Location: I-35, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas

Type: Car accident, Single vehicle rollover

Outcome: Three injured

A single rollover car accident happened at 5:00 p.m. on I-35E service road near Exit 401 in Waxahachie, Texas.

A female passenger was taken to Baylor Medical Center at Dallas via CareFlite helicopter.  The other two female occupants were taken to Methodist Medical Center Dallas via ambulance.

2009 Waxahachie & Ellis County, Texas Accident Statistics:

Wrongful Death Car Accidents: 14

Drunk Driving Car Accidents:   138

Serious Personal Injury Accidents: 314

2009 State of Texas Car Accident Statistics:

Wrongful death car accidents: 3089

Rural area death car accidents: 1685

Single vehicle car accidents deaths: 1227

Intersection car accident deaths: 696

Head on car accident deaths: 505

DWI Drunk driver car accident deaths: 956

Serious personal injury car accidents: 80,640

People injured in car accidents: 235,280

Motorcylist death accidents: 432 (60% no helmet use)

Pedestrian death accidents: 347

Bicycle death accidents: 49

A car accident can involve another car, pedestrian, bicycle, motorcyle. It can occur due to road hazards. These auto accidents can cause property damage, personal injury, and wrongful death. Beside cars, trucks, 18 wheelers, semi-trucks, vans, trains, delivery trucks can cause car accidents.

Frequent causes of car accidents are: DWI drunk driving, cell phone or texting during driving, speed, road design, improper turns.

If your or a family member or friend has been injured in a car accident in Texas, Dallas car accident lawyers Kipness Law Firm, P.C. can help you deal with auto insurance companies. This includes people involved in motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, DWI drunk driver accidents.

Injuries from auto accidents must be brought two years from date of accident.

Two car accident caused by improper left turn

Date: August 2, 2011, 08/02/2011

Location:  Grande @ Jacksonsville Highway, Tyler, Smith County, Texas

Type: Car accident, Motor vehicle collision

Outcome: Three injured

A two car accident happened at 8:10 a.m. on Grande @ Jacksonville Highway in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.  A car traveling westbound on Grande was making a left turn into a gas station when it was hit by a SUV heading east bound.   Traffic was stopped for an hour.  Three unidentified people were taken to a local hospital.

2009 Tyler & Smith County, Texas Accident Statistics:

Wrongful Death Car Accidents:          45

Serious Personal Injury Accidents:  862

2009 State of Texas Car Accident Statistics:

 Wrongful death car accidents:                 3089

Rural area death car accidents:                1685

Single vehicle car accidents deaths:      1227

Intersection car accident deaths:            696

Head on car accident deaths:                    505

DWI Drunk driver car accident deaths:           956

Serious personal injury car accidents:   80,640  

People injured in car accidents:                235,280

Motorcylist death accidents:                      432 (60% no helmet use)

Pedestrian death accidents:                        347

Bicycle death accidents:                               49

Lufkin  Car Accident Injures Driver

Motor vehicle car accident ejects driver causing personal injuries.

Date: July 27, 2011

Location: Denman Avenue, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas

Type: One car accident

Outcome: Driver Injured

Jeremy Graves of Lufkin, Texas is in critical condition at East Texas Medical Center Tyler after being ejected from his vehicle.  The accident took place on Denman Avenue at Tower Lane.  The car hit a culvert was airborne.  The accident happened at 8:00 a.m.  After becoming airborne, the car hit another part of the culvert and begal to roll.

There were no witnesses who saw the car leave the road.  One witness saw the car hit a road sign.  The car was a GMC Jimmy.  Mr. Graves was found 75 feet from his car.   Lufkin PD is investigating the accident and said Graves may not have been wearing his seat belt.   Mr. Graves is an aspiring rapper.    

In 2009, there were 251 serious injury causing car accidents in Lufkin and Angelina County, Texas. In this same year, 23 were killed in wrongful death car accidents in Lufkin & Angelina County, Texas.   There were 1227 single car accident deaths in Texas in rural areas.

Dallas Car Accident Attorneys at The Kipness Law Firm express their sorrow for the family and friends of the person injured in this tragic auto accident. If you or a family member have been injured in a car accident, Dallas Texas Personal Injury Lawyer Kipness Law Firm can help you.

We understand the stress that can occur as a result of being in a serious auto accident. We assist car accident, trucking accident, and motorcycle accident victims recover the compensation they are entitled to receive under the law. Under the law in Texas, all injured people have the right to seek compensation for past and future damages that were caused by the negligence of another person, a company or governmental entity.

The injured person has the legal right to file a personal injury lawsuit in order to seek compensation for their injuries. Damages can include: past medical bills; future medical care; lost wages; future lost wages; pain; mental suffering; impairment, and disfigurement.

For most accidents, lawsuits must be brought two years from the date of accident or the claim is barred.