A yet to be identified driver of a pickup truck was killed today in Fort Worth when his truck was pinned between a UPS truck and what is being described as a large work truck. The exact cause of the trucking accident is unknown at this time. Investigators believe that the work truck was carrying flammable… Read More
As discussed in my prior post, Texas participated in Roadcheck 2011, which is a national effort to remove dangerous commercial vehicles and dangerous commercial drivers from our highways. It was reported that this year Texas inspected nearly 8000 commercial trucks and buses, with 26.5% of the inspected vehicles being removed from service due to safety issues… Read More
Texas State Troopers recently participated in Roadcheck, which is a nationwide effort over three days to inspect as many commercial trucks and buses as possible. The goal of Roadcheck is to ‘raise the bar for safer trucks, buses, and drivers” and thereby make our roadways safer. This is done by inspecting every major component of the… Read More
A tragic car wreck near Frisco, Texas (a town just north of Dallas, Texas) took the life of a 9 year old girl on Wednesday night. The young girl, Marci Hotten, along with her mother and 12 year old sister, were in the southbound service road of Highway 121 at the time of the auto accident. Read More
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a press release advising drivers to ensure that their tires are properly inflated considering the recent increase in temperatures. Unfortunately, most drivers do not pay close enough attention to their tire pressure, and as a result, failing to keep tires inflated at the proper pressure leads to unnecessary car… Read More
Tyler Kilcrease, a teen from Sunset, Texas recently died and two others were injured in a car wreck involving three vehicles. The accident occurred on U.S. 380 near Denton, Texas, when, according to a DPS report, the truck driven by the teen rear-ended a Ford explorer then veered into the opposite lane of traffic before colliding… Read More
A Dallas man sustained a serious head injury after he was struck by a driver suspected of drunk driving. The car wreck occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Stemmons Freeway in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Jose Castaneda’s car had a flat, and he was pushing his car when another car driven by Stefanie Pruitt, of Mesquite, Texas,… Read More
An unnamed woman in Richardson, Texas (a suburb just north of Dallas, Texas) was charged with intoxication assault after the car she was driving wrecked into the rear of a police officer’s vehicle. The car wreck occurred at approximately 12:30 this morning. The police car was sitting on the shoulder of Central Expressway in assisting a… Read More