Location: Remington Park Lane @ FM 2449, Ponder, Denton County, Texas

Type: Motorcycle/Car accident, Head On Collision

Outcome: Motorcyle Driver Killed.

Police are still investigating the accident but revealed a motorcycle driver was killed in a head-on collision with a car that occurred around 9:00 am  on Remington Park Lane and FM 2449.  

 The police report will reveal the causes 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

Denton County, Texas Accident Statistics

Wrongful death: 32

Serious Injury Accidents: 1094

Drunk Driving Accidents: 689

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 or killed in a motorcycle 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 motorcycle accidents must be brought two years from date of accident.

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.

Location: US 259, Longview, Gregg County, Texas

Type: 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer/Car accident, T-bone broadside accident

Outcome: Driver Killed.

Larry Seymore, 68, was pronounced dead at the accident scene.  Seymore was driving his Toyota Tundra south on US 259 when he t-boned a Freightliner 18 Wheeler Tractor Trailer.  The truck driver was Jose Peralcea.  The 18 wheeler was attempted to cross into the northbound lanes when Seymour’s truck  went under the trailer.  Seymore was on his way to work at EOG Resources.

We see two potential causes of this accident and injuries. This type of accident is known as an under carriage accident.  Possible causes could be the deceased was speeding and the 18 wheeler tractor-trailer failed to yield to the right of way of the deceased and had driver inattention.  The police report was reveal the causes.

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

Longview & Gregg County, Texas Accident Statistics

Wrongful death: 15

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.

Location: FM 225, Nacogdoches County, Texas

Type: One Car accident, drunk driving.

Outcome: Drunk Driver’s Child Injured.

Isec Gelindo Sanchez, 27 from Douglass, Texas, was arrested for drunk driving DWI.   The accident happened on FM 225 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.  His 2006 Dodge pick-up went off the road and flipped many times.  His two sons, 3 and 8, were in the truck.  The 8 year old received serious personal injuries.

Sanchez was arrested and charged with intoxicated assault with a vehicle.  He failed field sobriety tests.  Sanchez turned himself in to police and told newspeople he had 4 or 5 beers but was not drunk.   Sanchez and his two sons were driving to their grandfather’s birthday party.  His oldest son suffered a foot injury and has had three surgeries.

We see two potential causes of this accident and injuries.  Intoxication and possibly non-seat belt use or lack of booster child car seats.

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 have been injured in 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.

If his employer has workers compensation, he will need to file a claim with the Texas Division of Workers Compensation.  If his employer is a Texas non-subscriber employer for workplace and on-the-job accidents and injuries, he may have a right to file a personal injury lawsuit.  If successful, he could recover lost wages, past/future medicals and compensation for pain, mental anguish, and impairment.

If your or a family member or friend have been injured in a workplace or on the job accident and there is no workers compensation insurance, Dallas non-subscriber workplace accident lawyers Kipness Law Firm, P.C. can help you deal with the insurance companies.

Injuries from non-subscriber workplace accidents must be brought two years from date of accident.

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.

Location: I-30, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Type: 18 wheeler tractor trailer truck accident,  guardrail head on collision

Outcome: One killed; Driver injured

A thirteen (13) year old boy from McKinney, Texas was killed in a 18 wheeler accident in Fort Worth, Texas. The teenager’s father was driving the 18 wheeler tractor trailer truck.   The teenager’s name is Hector Hernandez and was asleep in the sleeper portion of the truck and died at the accident scene.   The driver was eastbound at 7400 I-30 and for unknown reasons allowed the 18 wheeler truck to drift to the right, hit a guard rail and smash into a bridge support.  This portion of I-30 is closed until Friday night due to road construction repairs from the accident.

We see two potential causes of this accident.  It is possible the driver had fatigue and the child was not in a child booster seat or using a seat-belt.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act (FMCSA)  rules forbid driving an 18 wheeler tractor-trailer truck more than 11 hours or to drive after having been on-duty for 14 hours. The 3-hour difference allows drivers to take care of non-driving working duties such as loading and unloading cargo.    After completing a 11- to 14-hour on-duty period, the driver must be allowed 10 hours off-duty.

Once children outgrow their booster seat (usually at 4′9″, 100 pounds) they can use the adult safety belt if it fits them properly.
Lap portion low over the hips/tops of thighs and shoulder belt crosses the center of the shoulder and center of the chest.

Although the deceased is a child of the driver, he still may pursue a negligent driving claim against his father, his employer, or owner/operator of the tractor-trailer.

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 Tarrant County Accident Statistics

Drunk driving accidents: 1877

Wrongful death accidents: 128

Serious Injury Causing Accidents: 4371

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.

Location: I-45, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas

Type: Car-18 wheeler tractor trailer truck accident, Head on collision

Outcome: Two killed.

Two teenagers from Dallas, Texas were killed in a car-18 wheeler accident in Huntsville, Texas.  Their car flipped and then collided with an 18 wheeler tractor-trailer truck.  The deceased are Alessandra Alexandrou 17 and Daniel Carey 18.  Both were students at Bishop Lynch High School.  Alexandrou was to graduate in 2013 and Carey was attending Baylor University this Fall.

Alexadrou was driving a 2006 Ford Taurus and Carey was the passenger.  The car was heading north on I-45 towards Dallas.  Around 2:00 p.m., the Taurus drifted into the southbound lanes, overturned, and the 18 wheeler struck the car.   Both teenagers were pronounced dead at the accident scene.

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 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.

The accident happened on private property being mowed.  The property is located on Gage Road, north of State Highway 82.  One man was taken by hospital via ambulance and the other was careflighted to a Dallas area hospital.

Southmayd, Texas Fire Dept. investigated and said both men were trying to fix a problem with the schredder.  The problem was the wings of the schredder would not go down.

In Texas work injury cases, if the employer has workers compensation insurance, the employee must report the accident to the Texas Division of Workers Compensation.  Benefits may be given for lost wages and payment of medical bills and impairment.

If the employer does not carry workers compensation and is a non-subscriber employer, the employee should call a work accident lawyer ASAP and may have a right to file a personal injury lawsuit.

Regardless, one should always report serious work accident injuries to OSHA and request an inspection.

The lawsuit must be filed two years from date of accident.   There may also be claims against the owner and manufacturer of the schredder.

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.