Attorney Michael Grossman Accident News Blog
A head-on accident involving two motorcycles killed two and left one seriously injured on Sunday night. Witnesses told investigators that one driver was traveling at a high rate of speed and drifted into the lane towards an oncoming motorcycle.
E. Michael Grossman represents Texas motorcycle accident and wrongful death cases in Texas. To learn more about motorcycle accident statistics and information visit his Texas Motorcycle Accident website.
The New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation. They provide consumers with vehicle safety information. They provide ratings for front and side crash ratings as well as rollover ratings for various vehicles. The rating results are presented to consumers by a star rating system – from 1 to 5 stars with 5 being the highest. This system is called the government 5-star rating system.
You can check the government crash and rollover ratings for vehicles at safecar.gov.
E. Michael Grossman respresents individuals impacted by automobile accidents and injuries. If youve been involved in a automobile rollover accident contact Grossman Law Offices for a FREE consultation.
Texas leads the nation large truck accidents year after year!
Crash Statistics are summarized crash statistics for large trucks and buses involved in fatal and non-fatal crashes that occurred in the United States. These statistics are derived from two sources: the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Crash Statistics contain information that can be used to identify safety problems in specific geographical areas or to compare state statistics to the national crash figures.
Texas 2005 Large Truck Crash Facts
Source for ongoing Large Truck Accident and Bus Accident statiistics can be found here: http://ai.volpe.dot.gov/CrashProfile/CrashProfileMainNew.asp?STATE_ID=TX&dy=2005
As reported by the Dallas Morning News…
A woman and child were injured when the car they were in collided with an 18-wheeler on Friday KPRC Local 2 reported.
Pearland police said the wreck happened on Highway 35 near Dixie Farm Road at about 9:45 a.m.
Detectives said a silver Nissan Altima ended up under back end the flatbed truck.
The woman who was driving the Nissan was trapped inside the vehicle for nearly an hour while rescue crews worked to cut her out of the wreckage.
A 3-year-old child was also injured in the collision. Police have not said if the child was in a car seat.
The woman and child were flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Their conditions were not released.
Source: Dallas Morning News http://www.click2houston.com/news/11831484/detail.html
Sensitive medical records from the states Mental Health and Mental Retardation agency were recently discovered in a dumpster near I-20 in Arlington on Wednesday. The files contained personal information for thirty-two children ages 4 – 16 and the information of their parents.
Among information included in the files were social security numbers addresses troubled histories and other personal information. This is the thing Identity theives dream of!
View video as reported by CBS11TV.com : http://cbs11tv.com/video/?id=17291@ktvt.dayport.com
Source: http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_096171108.html
Grossman Law Offices has been retained to represent one of the families in this case. If you have been affected by this situation contact Grossman Law Offices. We can help!
E. Michael Grossmans represents clients who have been injured due to the negligence of others.
Allied Van Lines has been ordered to pay $31.8 million to a group of Texas residents whose SUV was thrown into the air and caught fire. The accident resulted in the death of 2 people and seriously burning two others. The Allied moving van slammed into traffic stopped by another minor accident.
About 70 percent of the money was awarded to Lisa Guerra and her friend Joe Alfaro both 20 at the time of the 2003 wreck for medical expenses lost earning capacity disfigurement and pain and suffering.
Source: Chron.com
E. Michael Grossman is a Texas Personal Injury attorney who represents 18 wheeler accident cases and burn injury victims.
As reported yesterday in the Dallas Morning News…
Truck crackdown sought as fatalities hold steady…
WASHINGTON – Two advocacy groups called for tougher federal regulations on trucks while releasing a study that shows U.S. fatalities from truck accidents holding steady at 100 a week. The Truck Safety Coalition and Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways said the latest numbers show that Wyoming Arkansas and Oklahoma are the deadliest states for truck crashes based on the number of fatalities per 100000 residents in 2005. In 1999 when the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was created 5380 people died in crashes with big trucks said Joan Claybrook chair of Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways. In 2005 it was 5212 she said. That figure has barely budged she said. The families of truck crash victims this week are lobbying Congress and the Bush administration to create stricter rules.
Texas was roughly in the middle of the pack with 2.2 truck crash deaths per 100000. Thats 23rd in the nation.
Posted by E. Michael Grossman Texas Trucking Accident Attorney
In June 2006 51 percent of motorcyclists in the United States used DOT-compliant helmets a 3-percentage-point increase from the 2005 rate. However 2005 was considerably lower than the year 2000 where over 70% of cyclist wore helmets. This information was published in a report by NHSTAs National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
Source: Motorcycle Helmet Use in 2006 „Ÿ Overall Results NHSTA
The reports goes on to say that states where motorcycle helmet use is not required by law the percentages are considerably less. At this time the state of Texas does NOT require the use of motorcycle helmets. As a result Texas state does NOT take advantage of state funded incentives offered to those states requiring seat belt and helmet use.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is working with states to promote seat belt use providing more than $123 million in 2006 incentive grants to states with primary seat belt laws. The DOTs National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also coordinates the national Click It or Ticket law enforcement campaigns which mobilize thousands of police agencies across the country to vigorously enforce state belt laws. — from NHSTA Press Release dated Nov. 28 2006
Posted by E. Michael Grossman Texas Motorcycle Accident Attorney
In a press release issued in November 2006 the NHSTA shared results of the US DOT Seat Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use Statistics Report.
More Americans must take steps to protect themselves on Americas highways to reduce rising fatality numbers U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters said today while releasing a study announcing slight changes to the seat-belt and helmet-use figures from 2005 to 2006.
Citing new data from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) Secretary Peters said that seat belt use in the U.S. now stands at 81 percent down slightly from the 2005 use rate of 82 percent. She noted that in the West belt use climbed from 85 percent to 90 percent between 2005 and 2006; and it rose from 82 to 83 percent in the South. However in the Northeast belt use fell to 74 percent down from 78 percent; and in the Midwest it dropped to 77 percent from 79 percent.
Source: NHSTA
Posted by E. Michael Grossman Texas Motorcycle Accident Attorney
Soon there may be a way to test doctors pilots and truck drivers for fatique. Researchers have discovered a important link between drowsiness and increased activity of an enzyme that is known for breaking down starches. This discovery could lead to a simple test that can tell whether truck drivers medical providers pilots and other workers are fatiques or sleep-deprived.
In the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences researchers at Washington University call their work the first step in developing an effective method for detecting sleepiness in vulnerable populations – a major goal cited by safety advocates.
More information is provided In a recent article posted by
Next a fatigue-alyzer?
Scientists find a link between sleepiness and an enzyme that could lead to a test for drivers doctors pilots
BY BRYN NELSON
Newsday Staff Writer
Posted by E. Michael Grossman Texas 18 wheeler accident attorney
