Quick Answer Three people have filed separate lawsuits alleging they suffered serious brain injuries after riding X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. Their lawyers say more than 100 additional riders have retained the firm. The...
Quick Answer After a crash with a driverless vehicle in Texas, stop, check for injuries and move to safety when the vehicles can be driven. Record the vehicle's plate, company markings, location and time. Contact the company operating it to...
Quick Answer A fire at an oilfield tank battery near Big Spring, Texas, was extinguished Monday night, Sept. 21, after the operator isolated the facility and firefighters allowed the flames to burn down. Howard County officials reported no...
Quick Answer A 16-year-old Spring High School student died after being struck by a pickup truck while attempting to cross the southbound lanes of I-45 near Louetta Road on Sept. 18. The death comes after Texas recorded 5,965 pedestrian crashes...
Quick AnswerThree people were killed Sept. 15 when a Los Angeles news helicopter crashed into a parking lot while covering a fatal bus collision. Aerial reporter Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw and Edy Gutierrez Mejia, a 29-year-old man on the...
Quick Answer In short: chemical plants flare to prevent explosions. Chemical plants flare during power outages because pumps, compressors, boilers and other equipment can be shut down while hydrocarbons remain hot and under pressure. Shutdown and...
Quick Answer Three people, including a 12-year-old girl, have died after an 18-wheeler left FM 485 near Hearne, rolled over and struck a tree. Texas DPS has not announced why the truck left the road. Three people died Friday night after an...
Quick Answer Five airport cleaners were killed when a cargo jet operated by 21 Air as part of Amazon’s cargo network overran a runway at Miami International Airport and struck their van. The NTSB has not determined the cause. In a similar...
Quick Answer No. Texas drivers generally do not need a commercial driver’s license, or CDL, to operate a single box truck when its gross vehicle weight rating and actual gross weight are both below 26,001 pounds. A single box truck at or...
Quick answer A new DoorDash lawsuit accuses DoorDash of negligent screening and supervision. Texas requires delivery apps to background-check and screen drivers, but sets no minimum insurance requirements for delivery platforms. A Harris...
