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St. Patrick's Day, spring break mean more impaired drivers on the road Spring is upon us, and that means more Texas residents are going to be enjoying the warmer weather. That does mean there will be an increase in drinking, and unfortunately, an increase in drunk driving as well. St. Patrick's Day in particular is...

Almost 4,000 people lost their lives in truck accidents in the United States in 2012. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also indicated another 104,000 motorists were hurt because of involvement in a crash with a truck. Many victims of truck accidents experience costly medical bills and some have their careers derailed due to their injuries....

Getting medical bills paid is a top priority for collision victims who are involved in Laredo rear-end accidents.  Whiplash is an especially common rear-end collision injury which occurs when soft tissues are damaged after the body snaps forward and then backward too quickly and too far.  Many other types of injuries can also occur in...

Many Laredo car accidents are T-bone crashes, as two cars collide in a "T" shaped pattern with one vehicle hitting the side of another. T-bone crashes cause around 10,000 fatalities annually and are more likely to be fatal than other collisions.  Traumatic brain injury and serious pediatric injuries are also more likely in T-bone accidents. While...

Laredo wrong-way crashes often cause devastating injuries or fatalities. KGNS reported one accident in which a man was sent to a hospital after a car traveling the wrong way on I-35 in Laredo slammed into his vehicle. He had to be airlifted to the hospital with numerous broken bones and other serious injuries when the...

If your kids are among the 89 percent who will be participating in Halloween, you need to understand how to help them stay safe. Older teens are at risk of both pedestrian and car crashes in Laredo. Younger kids are at significant risk of pedestrian collisions on Halloween night. While some car accidents can't be prevented...

Texas drivers have to carry liability insurance. Minimum coverage is $30,000 per person in case you injure someone, and $60,000 total per accident in case you cause multiple injuries. Your liability coverage won't provide benefits to you if you cause a car crash and you hurt yourself or damage your property. Liability coverage only pays...

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced the intention to move forward this fall with a proposed rule requiring electronic record keeping of driver hours. While some trucking companies currently have electronic systems designed to track the number of hours truckers can drive, many still use paper systems. These paper systems can easily be manipulated...

Truck drivers and trucking companies must be responsible to other motorists on the road by making reasonable efforts to prevent truck collisions. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) apply to most driver and trucking companies and establish basic safety rules designed to reduce crash risks. FMCSRs, for example, limit the hours a trucker can drive,...

A T-Bone collision occurs when a vehicle at a cross street collides with a vehicle going straight. T-Bone accidents sometimes occur when people are pulling out of driveways or parking lots but are an especially common type of car accident at intersections. When a vehicle hits the side of a car, there is little to...