Very early in the morning this past Sunday, May 19th, a Harris County Sheriff deputy was killed by a drunk driver in north Houston. The deputy, who was in uniform but in his personal vehicle, was crossing an intersection when the drunk driver ran a red light and slammed into the side of the deputy’s…
As Memorial Day and the end of the school year quickly approach millions of children and parents have one word on their mind, summer. For many, summer is synonymous with vacations, fun with friends, and virtually unlimited free time. However, along with the season come dangers which can quickly end the summer fun. In this…
Wednesday night a fertilizer plant in the small town of West, Texas caught fire and exploded. The damage from the blast is astounding, leveling numerous blocks of homes and buildings near the plant. The intensity of the blast resulted from the fact that fertilizer is highly explosive under certain conditions and unfortunately those conditions were met Wednesday…
The U.S. Department of Transportation has declared April to be National Distracted Driving Awareness month. Distracted driving is anything that takes the driver’s eyes off the road, hands off the wheel, or mind off the primary task of driving safely. When you think about distracted driving the first thing that comes to mind is probably cell…
This past Sunday two groups of teenagers, in Texas and Ohio, were killed when their vehicles were involved in terrible accidents. In Dumas, a small town in the northern Texas panhandle, five teens between the ages of 15 and 17 died when the SUV they were in ran a stop sign and was hit by…
Most people associate the term DWI, which stands for driving while intoxicated, with drinking and driving; however, the term is not exclusively limited to alcohol. Recently there has been a disturbing rise in DWIs and related accidents from a different kind of intoxication, prescription pills. The Texas Penal Code defines intoxication as “not having the…
On Saturday, February 9, a fatal explosion occurred at the Air Liquide plant in La Porte. Neighbors were startled by the blast around 7:40 a.m. and saw smoke billowing from the plant. The explosion killed a 30 year old chemist at the plant and sent another employee to the hospital in critical condition. While the…
Two people were killed by a drunk driver in a crash on I-10 in Louisiana early Monday morning. The victims were on their way home from New Orleans after watching their nephew play in the Super Bowl on Sunday. They had stopped their car on the shoulder of the highway when they were hit by…
Within the past week two area children have been attacked in separate incidents by a pit bull while playing outside. A 4 year old died and an 18 month old suffered severe injuries. No criminal charges are expected against the dog owner in the 4 year old’s death since the boy climbed over a fence…
Texas has been ranked near the bottom in a report that graded all 50 states for their implementation of highway safety laws. The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety released the report which graded states based on their adoption of 15 basic traffic safety laws. The state’s low ranking stems from the fact that state…
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