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Arlington Motorcycle Accident Kills Motorcycle Operator From Cedar Hill

Date: July 17, 2011

Location: State Highway 360 at Interstate 20, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas

Type: One motorcycle accident

Outcome: Motorcycle Driver killed.

Justin Armstrong, 19, of Cedar Hill, Texas was killed in single motorcycle accident on State Highway 360 in Arlington, Texas.  Mr. Armstrong was speeding on Highway 360 near I-20 interchange after 11 p.m.  He hit the guardrail, was ejected from his motorcycle, and was declared dead at the scene.  Two other vehicles had accidents from this accident but there were no more injuries. 

In 2009, there were 4371 serious injury causing vehicle accidents in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas. In this same year, 46 people were killed in wrongful death car accidents in Fort Worth & Tarrant County, Texas. 432 motorcyclists were killed in Texas in 2009, 60% of which were not wearing helmets. 2688 reeeived serious personal injuries while on the motorcyle but not wearing a helmet.

Dallas Car Accident Attorneys at The Kipness Law Firm express their sorrow for the family and friends of the motorcyle driver that was killed in this single speeding motorcycle accident. If you or a family member has lost a loved one as the result of a motorcyle accident, Dallas Texas Wrongful Death Lawyer Kipness Law Firm can help you.

A person killed in an accident can file a wrongful death lawsuit to recover past medical bills; lost wages, future lost wages, and burial expenses. Some relatives may recover compensation for emotional distress and for lost dependence on the income of the deceased.

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

Fort Worth Motorcycle Accident Kills Motorcycle Operator

Date: July 2, 2011

Location: 400 block Earl Street, Haltom City, Tarrant County, Texas

Type: One motorcycle accident

Outcome: Motorcycle Driver killed.

Richard Rowe, 58, from Fort Worth, Texas died July 18, 2011 from a July 2, 2011 single motorcycle accident.  Rowe was speeding, lost control of his motorcycle, and hit a parked car.  He was wearing a helmet but died from blunt force head trauma at a local hospital.

In 2009, there were 4371 serious injury causing vehicle accidents in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas. In this same year, 46 people were killed in wrongful death car accidents in Fort Worth & Tarrant County, Texas.  In the State of Texas, there were 3089 deaths from vehicle accidents and 59,164 serious personal injuries from vehicle accidents.   432 motorcyclists were killed in Texas in 2009, 60% of which were not wearing helmets.

Dallas Car Accident Attorneys at The Kipness Law Firm express their sorrow for the family and friends of the motorcyle driver that was killed in this single speeding motorcycle accident. If you or a family member has lost a loved one as the result of a motorcyle accident, Dallas Texas Wrongful Death Lawyer Kipness Law Firm can help you.

A person killed in an accident can file a wrongful death lawsuit to recover past medical bills; lost wages, future lost wages, and burial expenses. Some relatives may recover compensation for emotional distress and for lost dependence on the income of the deceased

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

Dallas Hit and Run Car Accident Kills Woman

Hit and Run Motor vehicle car accident kills woman

Date: July 13, 2011

Location: 300 block Riverside Drive, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Type: Hit and Run car accident and broken streetlights

Outcome: Passenger killed.

Non-working streetlights are a reason why a woman died in a hit and run accident in East Dallas.  Yolanda Guzman, 38, died at the hospital.  The driver of the vehicle, Rafael Valdovinos, suffered a broken hip and torn aorta.  Dallas PD says all electricity was out in the area at the time of the accident.  The pickup that hit Ms. Guzman and Mr. Valdovinos left the scene.  The pickup is gray with a black grille.

The accident happened at the intersection of Ferguson Road and Joaquin,  City of Dallas technicians were working on other non-working street lights at the time of accident.  Four other street lights were fixed before the City of Dallas fixed this street light, which was completed at 9:30 p.m.  A call to fix this light was sent by Dallas PD to City of Dallas at 5:50 p.m.

Dallas Car Accident Attorneys at The Kipness Law Firm express their sorrow for the family and friends of the people that was killed in this tragic pedestrian-auto accident. If you or a family member has lost a loved one as the result of a car accident, Dallas Texas Wrongful Death 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. A person killed in an accident can file a lawsuit to recover past medical bills; lost wages, future lost wages, and burial expenses. Some relatives may recover compensation for emotional distress.

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

Dallas One Car Accident Kills Driver

Motor vehicle car accident kills driver with serious personal injuries to passenger.

Date: July 13, 2011

Location: U.S. 75 (North Central Expressway) @ Knox-Henderson , Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Type: One car accident

Outcome: Driver killed; Passenger Receives Serious Personal Injuries

A driver was killed in a one car accident in the early morning on North Central Expressway @ Knox-Henderson.   Dallas PD said the driver was going fast, lost control and hit a tree.  The driver died at the scene and a passenger was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

In 2009, there were 161 wrongful death car accidents and 5721 serious injury causing car accidents in Dallas and Dallas County, Texas. In this same year, there were 59,164 serious personal injury crashes in Texas resulting in 80,360 people sustaining serious personal injuries and 3089 deaths.  There were no deathless days in Texas in 2009.   1127 were killed in single vehicle accidents, which is 40% of all deaths. 

Dallas Car Accident Attorneys at The Kipness Law Firm express their sorrow for the family and friends of the people that was killed in this tragic pedestrian-auto accident. If you or a family member has lost a loved one as the result of a car accident, Dallas Texas Wrongful Death 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. A person killed in an accident can file a lawsuit to recover past medical bills; lost wages, future lost wages, and burial expenses. Some relatives may recover compensation for emotional distress.

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

Starting today, Dallas PD will start issuing traffic citations for individuals that are caught jaywalking.  Dallas PD has stated there has been in an increase in potentially dangerous pedestrian-car accidents over the city, including the area around the Frank Crowley Criminal Courthouse.

Any pedestrians caught crossing streets outside of the designated crosswalks may be issued a traffic ticket for this violation.   If issued a citation, you must respond to the Court within 21 days or the ticket turns into an alias warrant.  Dallas traffic ticket lawyers are able to lift alias warrants and obtain court dates.  If the Dallas police officer that issued the traffic ticket does not show up to Court, the traffic ticket may get dismissed.

Pedestrians that walk outside of crosswalks subject themselves to potentially dangerous personal injuries and sometimes death.   In 2007 in the U.S., there were 70,000 pedestrians were injured and 4654 were killed by cars and other automobiles.  In Texas in 2007, 387 pedestrians were killed.  73% of these death accidents occurred in downtowns and 64% of the pedestrian auto accident deaths occurred at night.

To avoid pedestrian accidents, one should always be aware of surroundings, try not to walk at night, or if you must walk at night, wear reflective clothing and carry a flashlight.  Never assume cars or other vehicles can see you or the car will stop to let you cross.  Always walk on sidewalks if they are available.  Never walk if intoxicated.

For more information on pedestrian accidents, please visit our website or call (21) 800-3454.

Texas Governor Rick Perry vetoed a bill that would have prevented texting and driving.  His excuse is the bill is “an overeach and it was a government effort to micro manage the behavior of adults.”

The bill, had it been signed by Gov. Perry, would have been known as the Alex Brown Memorial Act.  Alex Brown was teenager who died in a single car accident because she was texting.  The bill would have required Texas cities and counties to prohibit a person from sending or receiving a text message while driving a car.  

Text-based messaging is prohibited in 31 states.  Texas decided not to join this group.  Nine states prohibit texting and driving by new drivers and three states prohibit school bus drivers from texting.  Eighty percent of all car accidents result from driver inattention.  Some studies show drivers that text and drive are twenty more times likely to have an auto accident than drivers that are talking on a cell phone.  Drivers who text take their eyes off the road an average of 4.6 seconds for every 6 seconds they are driving.

In 2009, 5474 were killed in car accidents in the U.S. because of distracted driving and 448,000 were injured.  Of the 5474 car accident deaths, 995 involved cell phones.

Jason Kipness and The Kipness Law Firm believes Gov. Perry should have signed this e-mail.  It would have helped prevent needless deaths and personal injuries that arise in texting auto accidents.