Every year, thousands of people suffer catastrophic injuries or are killed in truck accidents in the United States. Many of these fatal accidents involve a truck hitting another car from behind. With recent vehicle technology, including automatic emergency brakes (AEB) and forward collision warnings (FCW) systems, many rear-end accidents are…
Three workers were killed and another was hurt on Oct. 5 after a stairwell collapsed in a 15-story building that is under construction in the City Centre area of West Houston. The building is being constructed as the Houston headquarters for Marathon Oil. It is near Town & Country Boulevard…
The phrase “speed kills” is something you often hear when it comes to car accidents, but it turns out how fast you’re going isn’t the only factor in whether a crash proves to be fatal. A new three-year study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that crash fatality…
You would think that the bigger the company is, the more likely it is to invest in workplace safety measures because it has more resources to take precautions and protect workers. It turns out that isn’t true, according to a recent international study published in the journal Management Science. In…
During the coronavirus pandemic, traffic on U.S. roadways has been significantly lighter, but crashes have been more deadly, according to a new report from the National Safety Council (NSC). The NSC reported that in March, when most Americans started to drive less frequently due to stay-at-home orders, the fatality rate…
Two workers were hurt when an oil tank exploded Tuesday at the Pelican Island Storage Terminal at 3801 GTI Boulevard in Galveston, local news reported. Crews were thought to have been welding near the oil tank at the storage terminal when the tank exploded. The explosion forced Texas A&M University…
Two young children lost their mother on Friday in a horrific multi-vehicle crash on the North Freeway, which also left another man dead and forced one victim to jump off the side of an overpass to keep from being hit, ABC 13 reported. The tragedy began in the early morning…
Our nation relies on truck drivers to deliver the many goods we use on a daily basis. Drivers routinely travel hundreds of miles a day to transport these goods. Driving for long distances can quickly become monotonous, and many truck drivers rely on caffeinated drinks, especially coffee, in order to…
We all have a duty to keep ourselves, our families, our neighbors, and our communities safe right now. This means temporarily reshaping the way we live our lives to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). At the Law Offices of Hilda Sibrian, we are taking this duty seriously and are practicing…
In early January, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it is planning to conduct a study on crashes involving large trucks. The last time the FMCSA conducted this type of study was more than 15 years ago, from 2001 to 2003, and a lot has changed since…
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