Fatal car accident results in death of 16-year-old Texas girl

A car accident that occurred in Texas on Feb. 10 resulted in the death of a 16-year-old girl. According to the report, a pickup truck suddenly swerved on a road that was determined to be icy. The vehicle then slammed into the teenage driver’s Ford Contour head-on, resulting in the death of the 16-year-old and […]

Automaker recalls vehicles after reported accidents and deaths

Texas drivers should be aware of one automaker’s attempt to recall hundreds of thousands of automobiles due to a potentially deadly issue. Several people have already died in accidents reportedly caused by the flaw. Car manufacturer General Motors has instituted a recall of all 2005-07 Chevy Cobalt and 2007 Pontiac G5 vehicles due to a […]

Father files suit after dog bites his child

A Texas man filed a civil suit against a couple after their dog bit his daughter. The dog, a Chow Chow, bit the girl while she was at the dog owners’ home in February 2012. The man filed a civil suit in the Galveston County District Court for his daughter’s animal bite injuries on Jan. […]

2-vehicle crash in Texas claims 2 lives

A deadly accident on the evening of Jan. 24 claimed the life of a man on U.S. 277 outside of San Angelo, and another person was airlifted to a medical facility with serious injuries. Authorities reported that at about 9:45 p.m., a northbound pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into a Chevrolet […]

Serious crash sends deputy and 5 others to hospital

A serious accident took a strange turn on Jan. 21 when a Texas sheriff’s deputy was injured and his dog tried to protect him from first responders. The car accident occurred when a deputy with the K9 unit collided with another vehicle on Beltway 8-North near Mesa Road. When rescuers tried to help the deputy, […]

Chicken outlet sued after man dies

A Texas woman claims that bacteria found in chicken strips from a chicken outlet in Killeen resulted in the death of her husband. The claims were laid in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Travis County Court. The woman is suing the chicken outlet and the franchisor. She claims that she and her deceased husband […]

Mother and son killed in 3-car crash in Texas

A mother and her high school-aged son were killed in a three-car accident that happened in West Austin. Before her death, the mother worked as a kindergarten teacher at Steiner Ranch Elementary School. Her son attended Vandegrift High School where he was in his senior year. Leander Independent School District has confirmed that the deceased […]

Texas man dead in Christmas Eve hit-and-run auto-pedestrian crash

A man was killed when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in southeast Houston on Christmas Eve. Police did not release the identity of the victim pending an autopsy, and are asking anyone with information on the driver of the car involved in the auto-pedestrian crash to come forward. Witnesses told police that shortly […]