Quick Answer Three people were hospitalized after a downtown Houston police chase ended in a crash Wednesday night, Oct. 21. Police said officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle on North San Jacinto Street. All three people taken to the...
Quick Answer Workers’ compensation can bar an injured refinery worker from suing their employer while allowing a claim against another responsible company. In a dispute following a $104 million refinery settlement, the Texas Supreme Court...
Quick Answer A 42-year-old man died Oct. 12 after being ejected from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Local reporting identified the ride as Goliath. Four other people were injured, and Six Flags temporarily closed nine similar...
Quick Answer One driver died and another was hospitalized in critical condition after a multi-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler in Dallas on Oct. 5. The collision happened on southbound Central Expressway near I-635. Dallas Fire-Rescue...
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 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 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...
