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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…

There is more than one reason to be concerned about cellphone addiction. According to a study published recently in the health care journal JAMA, head and neck injuries related to cellphone use have been on the rise for the past 20 years. The young are especially at risk for injury….

When there is a collision between vehicles, a pedestrian, or a bicyclist, it is often described as an accident. New research, however, shows that this type of rhetoric is dangerous. The term “accident” indicates that no one was at fault and that the event was unpreventable, even though most car…

Bicyclists in the Houston area know how crucial it is to be careful both on the busier streets and the backroads. A recent report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) highlighted just that. The NTSB report, titled “Bicyclist Safety on US Roadways: Crash Risks and Countermeasures,” was the agency’s…

Brake inspections and maintenance are a critical part of keeping commercial vehicles safe on the roads. That’s why the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) conducts thousands of inspections during its annual Brake Safety Week, which was September 15-21 of this year. The results served as a warning to everyone on…

Manufacturers are creating motor vehicles with more and more safety features today. Drunk driving statistics are falling, and more drivers are buckling up before heading out on the road. However, all of this progress has not made a dent in the fatality statistics for pedestrians and cyclists around the country….