San Antonio Personal Injury Law Blog

When a car accident occurs in Texas, the individuals involved sometimes suffer serious injuries. Usually, the negligent party is held accountable for his or her actions, but sometimes, the negligent party flees the scene. In the case of hit and run accidents, it's not always easy for the negligent party to be located and penalized. However, in the case of a recent hit and run that involved a pedestrian being struck and injured, a suspect has been arrested.

The accident occurred in Weslaco in late June. According to the authorities, a 19-year-old man has been accused of driving a car toward a group of people who were standing outside of a party. In doing so, he allegedly struck a 16-year-old high school cheerleader, which resulted in both of her legs being broken.

A multitude of people nearly every single day across the state of Texas could sustain a form of brain injury due to a variety of causes of trauma to the head. When serious, this kind of injury is known as a traumatic brain injury, or TBI. TBIs are sometimes not obvious and are difficult to properly diagnose, but their effects can be serious and sometimes life-threatening.

A recent motor vehicle accident in another state has resulted in a man being seriously injured. The accident occurred in mid-June and involved a cable car operator. After being struck by an allegedly intoxicated motorcyclist, the man sustained a traumatic brain injury.

With the high number of heavy trucks present on Texas roads, the safety of other road users is threatened whenever they take to the highways. Due to the sheer size and weight of tractor-trailers and other commercial trucks, victims of a truck accident often suffer life-changing injuries or worse. Unfortunately, some truck drivers tend to travel at high rates of speed, making it almost impossible to come to a sudden stop when emergency situations arise or slow moving traffic is encountered.

A 50-year-old woman lost her life in a truck accident that was allegedly caused by a speeding truck driver. A preliminary report by Texas state troopers states that the driver of a truck transporting cattle was speeding in the northbound lanes of Interstate 37, when he allegedly bumped into the rear of another semi truck. This impact was not anticipated and caused the semi-truck driver to lose control and smash into an RV that was in the adjacent lane.

The mother of a son who lost his life in a fatal motorcycle accident is now taking legal action against the driver of the second vehicle. The mother claims that the driver, a woman, was negligent as she operated her vehicle. The Texas wrongful death lawsuit seeks an undisclosed amount of damages.

On March 29, the son was apparently driving his motorcycle in Beaumont when he approached an intersection. As he pulled up to the intersection, a second driver pulled up at approximately the same time. However, the driver of the second vehicle did not brake at the stop sign, and she collided with the motorcycle. The motorcyclist was fatally injured in the accident.