Automobile Accidents

• Truck Driver: "I Might Have Fell Asleep"

  RLF Staff | March 11, 2008 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Semi-truck driver James Buchholz reportedly told police, "I don't know what happened. I might have fell asleep," when questioned in regard to the fatal crash involving his 2007 Freightliner and a Missouri family of four. The freightliner struck the family's Ford Crown Victoria from behind at an intersection in Pryor, Oklahoma, killing Melissa and Robert Hayes and their two teenage sons. Arrested...

• Dallas Resident Charged with Intoxication Manslaughter

  RLF Staff | March 07, 2008 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  A Dallas man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter of a 70-year-old Garland man as the result of an automobile accident in Dallas Thursday, March 6.Continue Reading....In what Garland police call a non-weather related accident just before midnight Thursday, March 6, 29-year-old Raymond Martinez of Dallas has been charged with intoxication manslaughter of a Garland man.According to...

• Rangers Third-Baseman Suffered Neck Injuries in AZ Accident

  RLF Staff | March 07, 2008 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Minor neck injuries kept Texas Rangers third-baseman Hank Blalock out of the Spring Training lineup for the March 4 game against the Diamondbacks. Blalock's vehicle, a Cadillac Escalade, was rear-ended at an intersection early afternoon Monday, March 3, as he and his wife Misty and 3-year-old son Trey were returning from lunch. Though airbags did not deploy and the family was taken to the...

• Dallas Student Killed in Semi Truck Accident

  RLF Staff | February 28, 2008 7:20 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  A 20-year-old college student was one of two reported deaths in a freak accident Wednesday. An 18-wheeler ran off a freeway ramp in downtown Dallas and landed on a car. Ashley Parra, a political science major at the University of North Texas, was on her way to work at a local restaurant when the semi truck jumped over the freeway ramp and crushed her car with her inside. The driver, David...

• 18-Wheeler Falls from a Dallas Overpass Onto a Car

  RLF Staff | February 27, 2008 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  At least two people were killed when a tractor trailer fell from an overpass in downtown Dallas and landed on a car crushing it.The rig was traveling northbound on Woodall Rogers headed to Interstate 35 North when it lost control in the left lane and vaulted off the ramp.The rig landed on Continental Avenue in Dallas, where a vehicle was waiting to pass through an intersection.Dallas tractor...

• Texas Trucking Companies Putting Unsafe and Illegal Drivers on the Roads

  RLF Staff | January 30, 2008 6:32 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Texas trucking companies often gamble on putting unsafe and even illegal drivers on Dallas highways. Often, they hire illegal immigrants who have trouble reading road signs and communicating with employers, police and emergency crews. Texas trucking companies have also been known to hire felons, alcoholics and drug addicts because many background checks are not completed or rushed through. These...

• Holiday Accidents Caused by Drunk Drivers

  RLF Staff | December 28, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The holidays are known as a fun celebratory time, but far too many people are injured or killed during this time due to the increase in drinking and driving. Drunk driving car accidents are a common occurrence year round, but the numbers greatly increase during the holidays. Holiday parties often include alcohol which leads to more and more drivers operating vehicles under the influence....

• Top 10 Causes of Truck Wrecks

  RLF Staff | February 01, 2007 5:57 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Prescription drug use and driving too fast cause over 50% of trucking accidents according to former truck driver.Allen Smith, a former truck driver who publishes the TruthAboutTrucking.com blog, has listed the "Top 10 Causes of Truck Accidents":1. Prescription Drug Use 26%2. Traveling Too Fast 23%3. Unfamiliar with Roadway 22%4. Over-the-counter Drug Use 18%5. Inadequate Surveillance 14%6....

• Crown Princess Cruise Lawsuits Being Filed

  Staff Writer | July 21, 2006 11:59 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  At least 3 passengers of the Crown Princess cruise ship, which listed severely to the right off the coast of Port Canaveral, Florida, Tuesday plan to file a lawsuit against Carnival Corporation, a press released announced Thursday. The lawsuits are expected to be filed by the end of the month. There have been reports of as many as 260 people being injured in the cruise ship accident, which...

• Study Shows That Drowsy and Distracted Drivers Cause Most Accidents

  Clint Gilbert | April 26, 2006 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  A federal study of Washington area drivers has found that 80% of automobile crashes involve drivers that were either distracted within seconds of the wreck, or were drowsy at the time. The study involved 100 vehicles equipped with cameras and sensors for about one year. Over 43,000 hours of data were recorded and gave real time access to the actions and state of drivers just before a...