Texas Truck Wreck Attorney Blog

Occasionally I must return to the simple topic of safety tips - one I harp on with great regularity but people are still getting in accidents so it must mean I need to repeat myself! Hopefully my readers will not regard me with disdain when I inform you that today's tips will be as of yet unheard of and unaddressed by me!

Writing about traumatic brain injuries from accidents over the last couple weeks got me to thinking about the types of things that might pierce the brain in an accident. It occurred that in a collision those items that are loose in the car have the potential to go flying on impact and don't tend to stop until something stops them - like a part of your body.

Canned goods, bowling balls and other sports paraphernalia, even books and pens have the potential to catapult and harm. Always keep items secured in the vehicle.

A second rule of thumb should be to always slow down as you come up to an intersection and glance to both sides to ensure a driver is not running a red light. It is a statistical fact that one of the types of collisions most likely to be fatal is when a car or truck hits yours at a 90 degree angle.

This is your most vulnerable position - airbags and seat belts offer minimal to no protection for significant side impact accidents. There is no shame is having a healthy skepticism towards other drivers on the road.

Red lights get run all the time and are a leading cause of wrongful death from a car accident in this country.

There - two pieces of good advice - hope you use them.

A Texas man was hospitalized after being severely injured in a truck wreck on Highway 185 not far from US 59. The injured man was flown to Corpus Christi after being cut out of his vehicle.

The truck accident happened when the man driving a pickup truck rear-ended a commercial truck carrying gravel. Texas state troopers investigated the accident and supervised the traffic, which was backed up for cleanup and rescue.

The driver of the pickup truck has not been identified as of this date. Hopefully, his injuries are not life threatening. Whenever a victim is flown to a hospital it is not a good sign as for as injury goes.

There are no reports regarding the speeds of the vehicle at the time of the accident. Given the fact reported by DPS that the pickup driver had to be cut out of his vehicle, the impact had to be significant and the speed disparity great.

Commercial vehicles are required to maintain standards regarding design of the bumpers and under ride potential. Truck accident attorneys who handle mainly truck accident cases should be well versed in analyzing not only the cause of the accident but also the cause of the injuries.