Car Accidents

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…

The insurance giant Esurance recently studied data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to determine which states were the most dangerous for drivers. After analyzing the data, researchers found the 10 states deemed riskiest for drivers had a significant number of country and rural roads. They also found that…

A recent study that came out of the University of Virginia has found that women are more likely to be injured in front-end auto accidents than men. The study, which was published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, found that women are 73 percent more likely to be hurt in…

Under Texas law, anyone involved in a car accident that causes injury, death, or property damage exceeding $1,000 must report the crash to law enforcement. When police arrive at the scene, they will get medical attention for injured individuals, clear the roadway, and direct traffic. They will also write a…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that 3,166 people were killed in motor vehicle accidents blamed on distracted drivers in 2017 alone. Nine percent of all fatal crashes involved a distracted driver and talking or text messaging on a cellphone accounted for the most common kind of distraction…

A 19-year-old driver was heading the wrong way on southbound Highway 90 in Southwest Houston around 2 a.m. on May 9 when he slammed into another vehicle, causing both cars to catch on fire, ABC 13 reported. The victim in the head-on collision died in the burning car, while the…

A driver was sent to the hospital recently after crashing into a Houston fire truck that was on its way to a house fire in Montrose, local news media reported. The car and the fire truck were driving the same direction on Westheimer Road on May 1 when the car…

A woman was killed Sunday when a driver at a car wash in Rosenberg rammed into her car, pinning her. Witnesses at the Blue Wave car wash on Reading Road described a frightening and tragic scene, when a 70-year-old man driving a Lexus sped in reverse, hitting several other vehicles…

On a Sunday morning earlier this month, police responded to a car crash north of Houston near 249 and West Mount Houston Road. Eyewitnesses said they saw a black GMC SUV traveling eastbound and a gray Chevrolet Impala traveling westbound. The black SUV suddenly entered the westbound lanes and headed directly into…

Parents always have a lot on their minds, and their children’s safety is at the top of the list. Most parents take it for granted that by following current child safety seat laws, they are doing their best to protect their kids in case of a crash. However, researchers and…