ARLINGTON, TEXAS — A woman in her 40s was killed this weekend after she tried to push her car out of the middle of Interstate 20 in southwest Arlington. A child was apparently steering the car while the woman pushed. The child was taken to a hospital for treatment of…
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Hispanic Drivers Sue Car Insurers
A class action lawsuit was filed in Utah federal court against insurance agencies who are alleged to defrauding Hispanic customers by intentionally not disclosing the availability, cost and purpose of buying uninsured and under-insured motorist protections. The defendants are Florida-based United Automobile Insurance Company, and Utah agencies: El Sol Insurance,…
Dallas I-45 Truck Crash
Dallas-A man died earlier this week in Dallas when an 18-wheeler crashed into the back of his car on Interstate 45. Police investigators say the black Suzuki car was stopped in a northbound traffic lane on the interstate just north of Loop 12. The car exploded when the tractor-trailer hit…
DART Commuter Train Crashed Into Car
DART trains were back on schedule after a Trinity Railway Express train crashed with a car and killed a Fort Worth woman. DART officials noted that the westbound commuter train crashed into the passenger side of a car at a rail crossing just before 5 p.m. Tuesday near the Richland…
Doctors Sued for causing Painkiller Crash
A 77 year old Boston woman crashed her car leading to the death of a bystander. Now the dead man’s widow is suing the doctors, alleging that they should have warned the negligent driver not to drive while taking the prescribed pain medicines. Jane Berghold, the driver, crashed it through…
Texas Bus Accident Negligence Lawsuit Filed
Another lawsuit has been filed in the Texas bus crash that killed 17 people earlier in August 2008. The lawsuit was filed by the estate of Cham Nguyen, who alleges that negligence on the part of the owner and driver of the bus, as well as the vehicle’s manufacturer, caused…
Santa Monica settles Farmers Market crash
Santa Monica city and other defendants will pay $6 million to settle two lawsuits stemming from a vehicle crash at the Farmers Market that left 10 people dead, bringing the total of payouts to plaintiffs in the case to $21 million. The resolution of the two remaining lawsuits came during…
Texas Car Accidents Scam
Fake car accidents are a growing problem in North Texas. Statistics reported to the National Insurance Crime Bureau show since 2001 there have been nearly 350 staged car accident schemes in North Texas alone. According to Dallas FBI agents, recruiters will find people to intentionally crash or damage their cars.…