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Believe it or not, losing a few hours of sleep can impact drivers the same way alcohol or drugs do. Drowsy driving often causes delays in reaction time, poor attentiveness, and impairments in decision-making skills — even when drivers are still awake. Drowsy driving is becoming a growing threat to public safety in Laredo and across...

For many Texas drivers, the potential for being involved in a serious or fatal crash doesn't often come to mind. People drive over the posted speed limit to get to and from work faster. They commute from point A to point B without any recollection of their travels. Some drivers multitask or use handheld technology...

You’ve been involved in a car accident. Fortunately, there was only minimal damage and no one reported any injuries. You may think you were lucky, but maybe you weren’t: Your car could break down later due to damage that was not obvious at the scene, leaving you with major repair bills and without a vehicle....

According to the Texas Tribune, there has been at least one traffic fatality per day in Texas since November 7, 2000. On a positive note, the statewide death toll has declined by two percent from 2016-2017, but Texas still leads the nation in traffic fatalities. This has state officials exploring ways to bring the death...

When something suddenly goes wrong with a car, in most cases, it turns out to be nothing more than a nuisance. Having to get your car towed and repaired by a mechanic is often solved with out-of-pocket expenses. In some cases, a car’s mechanical failures can be catastrophic and even fatal. When manufacturing flaws pose...

As more and more people choose to get around on foot, the risk for pedestrian accidents increases. Overall traffic fatalities have dipped in 2019 but there were 6,227 pedestrian deaths in 2018, putting them at a 30-year high. In many communities, the infrastructure hasn’t caught up to the increase in foot traffic. Many roadways are...

The year 2017 was not a good one for drivers in Texas. Traffic accidents resulted in a record 3,720 fatalities, but 2018 saw that number decrease by four percent, with 3,567 lives lost. While this is certainly a positive trend, four percent over the course of a year is only a meager decline. Despite the...

The closest you want to come to a rollover accident is watching a chase scene in a movie. Veteran drivers of Interstates 35 and 69W in Laredo have seen many - the aftermath, anyway - during slow crawls past accident scenes. Most rollovers happen when a driver loses control of the vehicle, which tends to...

They can happen on Interstates 35, 69W, and other major roadway in Laredo. When wheels become detached, drivers lose control of their vehicles, especially at high speeds.   Wheel runoff accidents can be catastrophic. They can result in lane-departure accidents, head-on collisions, T-bone accidents, and rear-end accidents. Vehicles can roll over, veer off the road, and/or crash into stationary...

You were just struck by another driver in Laredo, Texas. If you didn’t lose consciousness, you may have noticed a bump on your head. You don’t think much of it. But days later, you become disorientated. Other unusual symptoms start to set in. You’re not yourself. What’s going on? You may have sustained a traumatic...