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Pedestrian

What Causes a Houston Pedestrian Accident?

By Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm |

Driver error, usually one of the two kinds of errors discussed below, causes 98 percent of the pedestrian accidents in Texas. Defective products, such as defective tires that suddenly and unexpectedly blow out, cause most of the rest. We should point out that pedestrian injuries, which include head injuries and serious broken bones, aren’t… Read More »

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Fireball Collision on Interstate 45

By Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm |

Few details were available after a box truck and a pickup truck collided on Interstate 45, seriously injuring one person. Several northbound lanes were shut down at Spring Stuebner while the crash was investigated. According to the Spring Fire Department, the collision between the van and the box truck sparked a fire, and the… Read More »

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Presenting a Car Crash Claim in Court

By Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm |

Each year, vehicle collisions kill or injure millions of Americans. These serious injuries are usually permanent. Such injuries cause significant economic losses. On top of ongoing medical bills, permanent injuries often destroy earning capacity. The emotional distress these injuries cause often exceed the physical pain. As a result, most car crash victims are entitled… Read More »

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Settlement Roadblocks in Motorcycle Crash Claims

By Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm |

Because these wrecks cause such serious injuries (the motorcycle rider crash fatality rate is thirty times higher than the vehicle occupant fatality rate), significant compensation is available in these claims. Therefore, insurance company lawyers usually pull out all the stops in an effort to deny, or at least reduce, the victim’s compensation, regardless of… Read More »

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Fatal Car Crash on MLK

By Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm |

Police investigators provided very few details about a deadly wreck that involved a teenager in southeast Houston. According to officials, a driver, identified as a teenager, was traveling northbound on MLK in a white SUV when they collided with a gray vehicle heading westbound on Willow Glen. The driver of the gray vehicle died… Read More »

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FMCSA Addresses the Indirect Effects of Fatigue

By Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm |

Drowsy truck drivers cause about a third of the truck wrecks in Texas. A bold new initiative seeks to destroy the roots of this problem. “The first priority we have is to go upstream in the safety life cycle all the way to prevention,” FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson said during the Midwest Commercial Vehicle… Read More »

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Tracking Down a Hit-and-Run Tortfeasor in Texas

By Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm |

Police investigators very rarely bother to track down hit-and-run tortfeasors (negligent drivers). Only about 10 percent of hit-and-run drivers are caught and successfully prosecuted in criminal court. Usually, investigators have almost nothing to go on, except perhaps a vague vehicle description. Furthermore, they must climb a very high mountain. Prosecutors must establish guilt beyond… Read More »

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Common Issues in Head-On Wreck Matters

By Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm |

Head-on and wrong-way wrecks account for only a miniscule percentage of the car crashes in Texas. But they account for about 10 percent of the fatal accidents in the Lone Star State. Legally, there’s a difference between head-on wrecks and one-way wrecks, as outlined below. However, the laws of physics are the same in… Read More »

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Do Broken Bones Heal 100 Percent?

By Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm |

Accident-related broken bones rarely heal 100 percent. Lost range of motion is the most common lingering injury in these cases. Lost range of motion usually isn’t life threatening. But it usually is life altering. Everyday activities become almost impossible to perform. Infections, such as sepsis (flesh-eating bacteria) are common as well. An infection and/or… Read More »

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Hit-and-Run Driver Seriously Injures Bicyclist

By Henrietta Ezeoke Law Firm |

A bicycle rider is clinging to life in a Houston hospital after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in a well-lit area. According to investigators, a man was riding his bike heading towards Houston Ave and Winter Street in a well-lit area and was struck by a white sedan. The bicyclist went flying… Read More »

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