According to the CarInsuranceComparison.com company, Texas — together with Louisiana — now ranks as the state with the nation’s worst drivers due to the number of car accidents and other metrics measured by the organization. CarInsuranceComparison.com, has been collecting driving information statistics for the past…
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Corpus Christie police effectively coped with DWI offenders during the holiday season
Even though the Corpus Christie Police Department (CCPD) put extra manpower on duty for the holiday season, they are a police department that continually works to reduce the number of drunk driving accidents. This year they had the financial assistance of the Texas Department of…
Drowsy driving is drunk driving
Drowsy Driving same as Drunk Driving Drunk driving and drowsy driving are equally dangerous, a new study finds. The study, released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAA), indicates that drowsy driving – defined as driving with fewer than five hours of sleep – has…
Man involved in a head-on crash seeks to be hidden by store clerks
The head-on crash in this story happened in an intersection in eastern Montgomery County. The wreck involved a 56-year-old man and a teenager. The teen managed to make it out of the crash unscathed, but the man left the scene. He ran to a gas…
Mothers against drunk driving organization to hold 5K
While there are massive educational campaigns in every state across the nation, accidents caused by drunk drivers happen every day. In 2015 in central Texas alone, 37 people were killed and 349 injured in drunk driving related accidents. Reita Hill, victim advocate, of the Mothers…
Local Texas governments pass texting while driving bans as no state law in place
College Station, Texas has taken a stand against texting while driving in light of the fact that there are no state laws in place in the state. Texas has so far not steadfastly brought in legislation to address texting while driving. Interestingly, the new ordinance…
Bars may be held responsible for serving customers who DWI
Texas Dram Shop Law Texas Dram Shop Law allows lawsuits against bar owners who over-serve alcohol to their patrons. Texarkana’s Fat Jack’s Oyster and Sports Bar and Hopkins Icehouse are facing two civil lawsuits as a result of a fatal 2013 drunk driving accident that…
Off-duty police officer guilty of DWI for 2012 hit and run fatality
It’s not just ordinary Texas citizens that drink and drive. In this case, an off-duty officer, 49-year-old Raymundo Carranza, ran into 26-year-old Richard Lopez, who was changing a tire at the side of Spur 601, killing him. Carranza left the scene of the accident, only…
Drunken Driver Says GPS to Blame for Crash
Police officers hear many reasons why someone was driving while under the influence of alcohol. This excuse however may be reasonably original – bad GPS directions. According to Moody police in Central Texas, a 28-year-old woman crashed into an outdoor picnic pavilion because she got…
Drunk Driver Hits Man Pumping Gas
When you go to fill your car with gas, the last thing you expect is to be hit by a drunk driver. That’s what happened in this case. This accident happened in South Austin on Interstate 35 near St. Elmo Road. Eyewitness say a speeding…
