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A car accident attorney discusses the troubling trend According to a recent report by ValuePenguin, young drivers in Texas (ages 15 to 20) were involved in far more fatal car accidents from 2010 to 2019   – a total of 4,278 – than any other state in the nation. California came in a distant second (3,617),...

First responders used the Jaws of Life to free people from a recent car accident on a McAllen roadway that's infamous for motor vehicle crashes. The heavy-duty rescue equipment was necessary because damage to the two involved vehicles was so extensive that people were trapped inside the mangled cars. The crash happened in September 2021...

A car accident lawyer in Hidalgo County explains what Texas drivers should know A new study that looks into the ability of seatbelts to prevent facial trauma supports what safety advocates have been saying for years: Seatbelts reduce the number and severity of car accident injuries. In Texas, seatbelt usage is far above the national...

Picture the most dangerous road in the world. Seeing rickety bridges, narrow mountainside paths, sunken terrain, iced-over descents? How about Houston? Among the most dangerous routes in the world is Interstate 45 — a highway contained entirely in Texas that connects Dallas, Houston, Galveston, and the Gulf of Mexico. A new study says that I-45...

A lawyer explains why these car accidents happen and what drivers in Hidalgo County should know A recent head-on collision occurred in Edinburg, Texas due to a driver going the wrong way on Highway 281, according to KRGV News. The Edinburg Police Department reports the car accident occurred at approximately 5:41 a.m. on Sunday, June...

In late May 2021, tragedy struck the city of Denton, Texas, when a violent, noontime head-on crash on Highway 380 killed a woman in one vehicle and two children ages 4 and 6 months in another, according to Fox4. The girls were both secured in car seats at the time of the crash. Their father,...

If you’ve been injured in an accident caused by a reckless trucker, you deserve justice and for that truck driver to be held accountable for his or her actions. Under a new bill making its way through the Texas Legislature, that might be a lot harder than it used to be. Here's what you should...

  In Texas, almost any month could be Distracted Driving Awareness Month. That’s because you see distracted drivers every day on highways and in your neighborhoods – drivers texting, talking on their phones, checking email, and so on. They pose a dangerous risk to you and your loved ones. Here's what you should know. Is...

In 2019, preventable crashes involving a distracted driver claimed the lives of 3,142 people. That’s a nearly 10% increase from the previous year. The data was found in a new report from The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). When a driver looks down at their phone to read a text, his or her eyes aren’t...

Were you recently involved in a car accident in Texas? Did a police officer come to the scene of the crash to investigate? If so, it's critical that you get a copy of the Texas Peace Officer's Crash Report (form CR-3) and thoroughly review it. The car accident lawyers at Karam Law Firm know how...