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A hit-and-run fugitive recently turned himself into authorities in Texas. The Charlotte Observer indicates that the 32-year-old van driver allegedly struck a six-year-old and killed the young boy before he drove off from the crash scene. The six-year-old had been walking with his mother and sister. His sister ran across the street and the boy let go...

A Texas man was rear-ended in his vehicle recently. The 80-year-old man was driving his pickup truck, which was rear-ended by another motorist in an SUV. When the pickup truck was hit from behind, the force of the crash caused the car to go forward and strike a rock wall. The driver in the pickup...

Recently ABC News reported on a tragic hit-and-run accident in Texas. An 11-year-old was killed when a red vehicle hit the pickup truck that she was in. The pickup truck was slammed into a concrete column as a result of the impact of the red car striking it. The driver of the red car kept...

Three Houston teenagers were killed recently in a tragic accident on their way home from a spring break trip. The tragic accident illustrates two of the most significant dangers for young people: distracted driving, and having multiple passengers in the car.   The accident occurred when the teen's car veered off of a highway as...

Rear-end collisions are top causes of whiplash and other serious injury. Damage can occur even at relatively low speeds when one vehicle strikes the back of another. Prevention of this type of accident is important to try to keep motorists safe. Motor Trend reported recently on how technology is helping to reduce rear-end crash rates.  ...

Reports show that fatalities are on the rise While the full data for 2015 isn't just available, all signs indicate that pedestrian fatalities are up for the tenth straight year. According to preliminary data reported by the Governors Highway Safety Association, pedestrian deaths were up six percent in the first half of 2015 compared to...

Drivers traveling the wrong way cause more car accidents in Texas than in any other state in the country, according to a recent study focusing on wrong way auto accidents in the Lone Star State. The Texas Department of Transportation recently announced these findings as well as possible solutions to this serious problem, according to...

Recently, NBC News published a troubling report entitled: "Why are More Americans dying on the highway?"   As the report indicated, cars today are safer than vehicles ever were in the past. Not only are vehicles designed with crash-protection features to shield the body if an accident happens but vehicles are also increasingly equipped with...

Click 2 Houston reported on a lawsuit filed recently after a woman was killed in an underride truck accident in Texas. The family of the victim indicated that the woman involved in the accident would have been alive if the truck had a side underride guard. Unfortunately, the truck did not have this safety feature...

If you were in a rear-end crash and you were driving the rear vehicle, you are presumed at fault for the crash. This means you likely can't get your bills paid and your insurer will have to pay other crash victims including passengers in your car and people in the front car. Drivers of rear...