Police Car Accidents: 2 in ONE NIGHT

Police Car Accidents: Two North Texas police officers are recovering after being involved in separate accidents within hours of each other. The first happened around 9 p.m. in Flower Mound, near the intersection of F.M. 1171 and Morriss Road. Four cars were involved, and the most heavily damaged was the Flower Mound police squad car, which had a demolished front end. Three people were taken to nearby hospitals from the accident scene, including...

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LBJ/I-635 Construction Will Cause Major Delays

LBJ I-635 Traffic: For the next five years, commuters can expect traffic delays and lane closures as crews reconstruct Interstate 635 between Interstate 35E and Highway 75. When it’s complete, the $2.7 billion project will nearly double the capacity on the freeway and include managed toll lanes. Although there will be at least four lanes for use in both directions for traffic, the lanes open will be changing frequently. Because of the changing areas...

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Motorcycle SUV Crash Results In Cyclist Death

Motorcycle crash results in a Burleson man being killed on Friday when his motorcycle collided with a sport utility vehicle. The accident happened at the intersection of East Renfro and Clark streets. The deceased was driving east on Renfro, approaching the intersection when he collided with the driver's side of a Chevy Suburban, which was turning onto Renfro. The deceased was not wearing a helmet. The adult driver and an 8-year-old in the Suburban...

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Texting While Driving: A Crash Victim Gives Stern Warning

Texting while driving crash story reminds us that nothing is so important that it is worth possibly losing your life over. PUT DOWN YOUR CELL PHONES!!! ENNIS, Texas - A 27-year-old woman was rescued from her burning car last year in Ellis County. She survived and now she has a message for drivers who text while behind the wheel. Last June, Jamie Nash was driving her PT Cruiser on Highway 83 just east of Ennis when she lost control of her car. It...

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MULTIPLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ON I-20!!!! More than 50 vehicles were involved in a chain of collisions Tuesday evening that shut down westbound Interstate 20 for about three hours. The wrecks stretched from Kelly-Elliott Road to South Cooper Street. Three people were being treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The collisions started about 6:30 p.m., possibly because of rain-slick streets, Flores said. Westbound lanes...

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Fred Loya and Old American Worst in State

According to the Dallas Morning News, Fred Loya, Old American County Mutual, and a host of other low-cost insurers mistreat claimants. Follow LINK for Full Story. These companies are difficult to work with. They do everything they can to avoid paying the money they know they should. These companies make their money by selling low-cost insurance to drivers who either can't afford, or more likely due to previous wrecks have been rejected by other, more respectable companies. To compensate for their low premiums and high crash rates, these companies...

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Another Wrong-Way Driver Accident

Wrong-way driver crash closed a Grapevine freeway for hours late Sunday night. About 11:10 p.m., Grapevine police responded to an accident on southbound Highway 121, just south of Freeport Parkway. They found a green Chevy Blazer had collided head-on with a white Toyota. An adult male was pinned in the SUV, while an adult woman was trapped in the car. Firefighters had to cut both victims from their cars. The man was taken by CareFlite to Parkland...

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Monster Truck, Pedestrian Accident Results in Dram Shop Suit

Monster truck, pedestrian accident results in the family of a woman who was run over by the jacked-up pickup truck in the parking lot of a strip club filing a lawsuit over her death.Kasey McKenzie's relatives are suing the driver, Eric Crutchfield, and the club, Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club in Dallas. Crutchfield was arrested at the club March 17 after his Ford F250 ran over McKenzie in the parking lot. He was charged with intoxication manslaughter...

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Texting While Driving Ban Passes House

Texting while driving bill has passed the Texas House. The bill, which passed on a 124-16 vote Thursday, would make it illegal to text while driving but makes clear motorists could still read text and email messages on their cellphones. Texting is a dangerous and often deadly distraction for drivers. After an amendment to the legislation removed the prohibition on reading electronic messages on cellphones by drivers, the measure easily passed.The...

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Train Accident Kills Walking Woman

Train accident tragically kills woman who was walking along train tracks in Hurst Tuesday afternoon. According to Dallas Area Rapid Transit spokesman, the accident happened at about 4:45 p.m. near Precinct Line Road in Hurst. The victim was pronounced dead at what was described as a "gruesome" scene. The TRE or Trinity Railway Express train that hit her came to a stop about a mile away and body parts were scattered this distance.Hurst police spokesman...

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Bicycle Accident Kills Young Child in Apartment Parking Lot

Bicycle accident last Friday tragically kills a 7-year-old girl, Frida Flores. Frida was riding her bicycle in the parking lot outside her home at Polo Run Apartments in Arlington, when she was vehicle hit her. She was transported to Arlington Memorial Hospital where she later passed away from her injuries. The driver of the vehicle which struck her was reported to be cooperating with the police’s investigation, although the cause of the accident...

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Motorcycle Accident: Watch Out for Bikers Out There & Share the Road

A tragic motorcycle accident caused the death of a couple from Weatherford late Friday night when their motorcycle slid into a tractor trailer cab. The crash happened just before 10:00 p.m. along FM-156, just a few miles down the road from the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. The 18-wheeler decided to make an unsafe u-turn on FM-156. The bikes brakes locked up as they tried to avoid the 18-wheeler but the married couple on the motorcycle, 58-year-old...

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85 Mile Per Hour Speed Limit???

Texas House to Allow 85mph Speed Limit? The Texas House approved a bill that would allow an 85 mph speed limit on some Texas highways. Wednesday the House passed the measure as part of a larger transportation bill. The bill would allow the Texas Department of Transportation to raise the speed limit on designated stretches of highway after conducting engineering and traffic studies of that roadway. This bill could have a very negative impact on the...

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Insurance Tips to Save You Money

Not all insurance companies and policies are alike, and the minimum limits are frequently insufficient to pay for the damages sustained by my clients. Here are some ways to save money. First, filing your first claim from an at-fault accident no longer guarantees that your rate will go up. Some insurers offer an "accident forgiveness" benefit, for which they'll go easy on your first claim. Ask your insurer whether it offers such a service and whether...

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WATCH OUT for Pedestrians Out There!!! Children Injured in Pedestrian Accidents

Pedestrian accidents are always difficult to deal with but especially when they involve hit and run drivers. Usually, pedestrian accidents result in more severe injuries than car-on-car accidents. There have been a couple of tragic incidences of pedestrians being stuck by vehicles this week both involving young children. It was particularly upsetting to hear of one such incident in Grand Prairie where the victim, a three-year-old boy named Hiram...

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