According to KFOX14, local police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred in West El Paso shortly after 9 p.m. on a Wednesday earlier this month. Traffic investigators determined a 34-year-old man was riding his motorcycle on Sunland Park Drive when a passenger vehicle struck him.
Drunk driving is a serious problem around the nation, and each state takes its own measures to prevent it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sobriety checkpoints are one of the most popular strategies for deterring drunk driving and identifying offenders.
Halloween may be on a Tuesday this year, but that won’t stop people from taking a break in the middle of their workweek and letting loose well into the early hours of Wednesday morning. You can also expect the weekend before Halloween to be busier than usual for partygoers.
The dramatic dash cam footage of a Fort Worth police officer conducting a recent traffic stop has been released, and the officer is hoping it will highlight the dangers of drunk driving. According to Fox News U.S., the Texas officer was walking up to a vehicle he had pulled over on Interstate 30 when another car slammed into it, sending him flying through the air.
Compared to other states, the weather in Texas is relatively mild and does not affect road conditions in a considerable way. There are other factors that put motorists across the state at risk, though, and heavy freight traffic is one of them.
Neck injuries are common among those involved in motor-vehicle collisions because the sudden stop and subsequent force of impact can snap the head forward and then back, straining the spine. Whiplash refers to a strained or sprained neck caused by rapid back-and-forth movements, and it is especially prevalent among individuals who were in rear-end collisions.
In 2016, a collision occurred on Texas roads every 57 seconds, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Although not all of these collisions warranted a personal injury or wrongful death claim, many of them did, and the accident victims who received a settlement were able to maintain their financial security while they recovered.
According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, rollover accidents are more likely to result in fatalities than any other kind of crash. Truck rollover wrecks are especially dangerous because 18-wheelers are so much larger than passenger cars, and they can cause significant damage when they roll on top of other vehicles.
Due to the confidential nature of many settlements, no further information can be shared.
Disclaimer: The following are representative verdicts and settlements obtained by The Cooper Law Firm for its clients. The value of a personal injury claim is highly dependent on the facts of each individual case and the severity of the injuries sustained. As such, the following should not be considered a guarantee of a particular result in any potential case or claim.
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
Death
18-WHEELER WRECK
Death
18-WHEELER WRECK
Brain/Neck Injury
18-WHEELER WRECK
Neck Injury
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
Scaffold Collapse
Cooper Law Firm handles cases throughout the state of Texas and Oklahoma.
