40 Car Pile Up Results in Multiple Injuries east of Houston in Port Arthur, Texas

According to the Associated Press, approximately 40 vehicles were involved in a pile up east of Houston in Port Arthur, Texas. The accident occurred Thursday morning, January 5 when the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department believe fog and smoky conditions may have played a factor in the massive accident. At least 10 ambulances were dispatched to the accident scene. No further details are available at this time.

Commentary
Few details have been released regarding how the accident began though I hope everyone recovers from the incident. Although natural factors like smoke and fog have been linked to the accident, I can tell you from experience that some level of personal involvement played a role as well. If there was ever a time that a third party was needed to examine the accident for liability purposes, it is in this accident.
Provided a party, or in this matter multiple parties, are found liable, there could be standing for a personal injury claim. Those making a claim would need to prove that the liable party owed them a standard of care at the time of the accident that was not granted. In other words, imagine the scenario where a car slows down to safely travel through the smoke and fog, yet a trailing vehicle does not. Though not all fault would be incurred to the trailing driver, that party failed to carry out safe operation of their vehicle.
Certainly with few details and potentially 40 different claimants this is speculation at best currently, but the fact of the matter is, if any civil remedies were to come from the accident, an independent investigation would need to be initiated.

Beaumont Car Accident Attorney Michael Grossman

Posted by: Beaumont Car Accident Attorney Michael Grossman | Posted on: 1/5/2012 | Comments (0)

As a Texas attorney practicing for 20 years, I have litigated all manner of personal injury cases. I use this blog as a place to write opinion / editorial articles on a variety of topics that catch my interest and as a means of sharing news stories relevant to personal injury accidents. I think the overwhelming majority of people are unaware just how common these types of accidents are and I hope this blog raises awareness to rather serious public safety concerns. However, this blog is simply a means for me to share my opinions and I would recommend that anyone who is considering seeking legal counsel should contact their family attorney.

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