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Another Austin Wrong-Way Driver Wreck
Last night, two people were killed in a collision when a driver was driving down Mopac the wrong way. Just before 1:00 a.m., APD received calls of a driver driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Mopac. The APD dispatched several police cars and even a police helicopter to try and intervene, but they couldn’t…
Read MoreConcussions, Head Injuries, Football Season & Cheerleading — they all go together
This may sound hokey, but I’m a believer in “signs.” If we pay attention to things, someone upstairs might be trying to tell us something. Today, the “signs” are saying I need to write something about the increasing problems of head injuries and concussions that we’re seeing not only in football, but also in cheerleading. …
Read MoreAustin Ben White Car Wreck Is Another Deadly Wrong Way Crash
Another wrong way wreck for Austin. Early this morning, Austin had its latest traffic fatality when a driver was driving the wrong way on Ben White Boulevard, resulting in a head-on collision with a Tombstone Pizza delivery truck. A passenger in the wrong way vehicle was ejected from the vehicle and immediately killed. The driver…
Read MoreTexting While Driving Videos
Many of us who are personal injury lawyers are on small crusades against texting while driving and distracted driving. Earlier this month, Jon Lewis, a Birmingham, Alabama personal injury lawyer, had a good blog post on his Injuryboard blog with videos about texting while driving. If you have a few minutes, you should check out some of…
Read MoreDon't Settle A Car Wreck Or Personal Injury Claim Without Legal Advice
Today, my friend Mike Bryant, a personal injury lawyer in St. Cloud, Minn, had a post on his blog entitled A Settlement Without Legal Advice: Don’t Let It Happen To You or Your Friends. Mike’s post is a good reminder about a far too common occurrence — insurance adjusters convincing victims to settle car wreck or…
Read MoreAustin Street Racing Car Wreck Claims A Life
Earlier this week, Jose Guadalupe Diaz-Hernandez, a passenger, tragically lost his life in a car wreck that appears to have been the result of street racing. While this death was tragic, it is not uncommon. Last year, two women were killed when they sat at a bus stop and a vehicle that was street racing lost…
Read MoreWestminster Manor Crane Accident Revives Question: Should Austin Regulate Crane Operators
This afternoon, a construction worker was seriously injured when a crane collapsed at the Westminster Manor construction site. These types of on-the-job injuries raise a number of interesting legal questions. But today, I’m not worried about legal questions; instead, I’m worried about a safety question. This is not the first crane collapse in Austin or…
Read MoreHave A Safe Boating Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend traditionally kicks off Austin’s boating season, which promises to be expecially good this year since Lake Travis and other area lakes are finally full. Unfortunately, it seems like every Memorial Day weekend also brings with it at least one serious boat crash that results in serious injuries to those involved. As you’re…
Read MoreHow Dangerous Is Dental Anesthesia In Children?
My friend Steve Lombardi, a personal injury lawyer in Des Moines, had a blog post the other day talking about Children’s Safety and Dental Anesthesia. In the post, Steve described a recent incident in Canada where a child died during a dental visit. I hadn’t really thought much about the problem so I took a few minutes…
Read MoreAnother Wrong-Way Driving Death In Austin
There are some things that just seem like they shouldn’t happen: doctors performing surgery on the wrong body parts, tires coming off of 18 wheelers or other cars and causing wrecks, and wrecks caused by people driving the wrong way on highways. And yet all of them occur over and over. Sadly, this weekend was…
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