Two related accidents on Interstate 30 outside of Fort Worth left 5 people dead and 12 injured early Sunday morning. An initial single vehicle accident was reported at 2:30 a.m. when a car veered off the road and into a concrete barrier. Other drivers on the road pulled over to help the victim of the first crash, blocking lanes on the freeway, when an 18-wheeler crashed into the good Samaritans and 9 stopped vehicles.
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene and one individual later died in the hospital from fatal injuries. MedStar sent eight units to the scene, along with several ambulances. Twelve people in all were sent to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the 18-wheeler, at the time carrying the Sunday edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, reportedly was unable to break in time to avoid the crash. The westbound freeway was closed around Oakland Blvd. for several hours following the accident as police and other officials ascertained the cause of the crash.
Our condolences go out to all affected by this tragic incident.
Twenty-four-year-old Fort Worth resident and mother Sylvia Zazueta perished after a truck crashed into a Star Food Mart at around 2 p.m. last Tuesday, March 31, according to dfw.cbslocal.com.
Police officers took the 19-year-old truck driver, Isaac Adams, into custody on suspicion of intoxicated manslaughter. According to preliminary police investigations, Adams’ truck was going between 80 to 100 miles per hour at the time of the accident. He lost control of the vehicle while attempting to make a turn onto Lancaster Avenue from Riverside Drive and crashed into the convenience store. Reportedly, Adams was involved in a minor accident minutes before and fled the scene, which spurred the secondary crash into the Star Food Mart.
Fort Worth firefighters stabilized the building to stave off collapse concerns and blocked all of its entrances to discourage anyone from going inside. Seven others were injured in the accident. Zazueta was a mother of three.
Police authorities reported that 26-year-old Armando Rodriguez crashed his truck into a parked patrol car last Monday, March 23 along Interstate 35W at Golden Triangle Boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas.
Rodriguez’s truck overturned and rested squarely on top of the police cruiser, damaging it extensively. Fortunately, the police cruiser was unoccupied when the accident happened. The patrol car was then forced into a nearby fire truck, injuring three firefighters. The firefighters were brought to Harris Methodist Hospital to treat their neck and back pains.
Rodriguez was thereafter taken into police custody for traffic safety violations which included failure to vacate a lane and failure to control speed to avoid collision. Police suspect that he was intoxicated at the time of the accident and are awaiting the results of a blood test.
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Twenty-two-year-old Maranda Abshire, two-year-old Cruz Dominguez, and five-year-old Christopher Dominguez instantly died when they were hit by a truck driven by 53-year-old Ricardo Martinez of Fort Worth, The Dallas Morning News reported on March 9.
Martinez was driving the wrong way down U.S. Highway 67 near County Road 810 and Baker Lane when the accident occurred.
Alvarado police said they arrested Martinez on charges of three counts of murder and one count of intoxicated assault. They said Martinez’s blood alcohol content amounted to .240 three hours after the accident; this is three times the state’s legal limit.
Martinez, who was taken into custody, already has convictions for driving while intoxicated in both Denton and Tarrant counties.
The Fort Worth attorneys of the Woodson Law Firm understand that you are likely suffering in the wake of a drunk driving accident–especially if you or a loved one has been injured or even killed. The challenges in this situation are great, but our legal team may work on your behalf to hold the intoxicated driver fully accountable in court. Call our offices at (817) 338-0303 today to learn more.
The death toll from accidents resulting from General Motors Co.’s defective ignition switch vehicles has reached 57, the total of which increased by one since last week, the Associated Press reported. The last of claims eligible for compensation are being examined if they were postmarked by January 31, the deadline for the claims process.
Those who will agree to receive compensation from GM forfeit their right to sue the automotive company.
Federal investigators found that GM knew of the presence of faulty ignition switches on a number of their small vehicles, including Chevrolet Cobalts and others, for over 10 years before finally issuing a recall in 2014.
In 2014, GM allotted $400 million to make settlement payments but recently conceded that the amount could increase to $600 million. Feinberg noted that GM already paid $93 million in claims, GM’s annual report showed.
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Two people lost their lives in separate vehicular accidents in the early morning hours of February 2 in Fort Worth, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Fort Worth police spokeswoman Tamera Pena reported that a single-vehicular crash occurred at around 2 a.m. in the 4700 block of West Loop 820 South near Camp Bowie Boulevard. 23-year-old Matthew Lutkins was killed when his car struck a sign pole, causing Lutkins to be ejected from the vehicle.
Approximately one hour later, police reported to the site of a truck accident on westbound Interstate 30 near Cooks Lane. An 18-wheeler and minivan collided, resulting in the death of 36-year-old Clifton Smith. Police said Smith died at the scene of the accident, while another person was transported to a local hospital. A third person was given emergency treatment on site. The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured from the collision.
Eighty-one-year-old Fort Worth, Texas resident Joseph Miller was airlifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas after sustaining critical injuries during a collision between his car and an 18-wheeler last Tuesday, January 27, according to reports by kwtx.com.
The accident occurred around 2:40 p.m. along the intersection of Farm to Market Road 933 and State Highway 22. The collision between the two vehicles resulted in the 18-wheeler truck landing in a roadside ditch and Miller’s car spinning out into the middle of the intersection, police officers reported. The fifty-six-year-old Joshua local Jerry Kelly was transported via ambulance to Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco to treat his non-life-threatening injuries. Miller was flown to Parkland, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Should you or a loved one suffer from a truck accident that was not your fault in Fort Worth, take solace in the fact that you can count on our attorneys at the Woodson Law Firm to provide you with the legal assistance you need for the best chance at recovering your financial losses. Call our offices today at 817-338-0303.
Police authorities are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding a prison bus-freight train accident in Penwell, Texas that happened on January 14, NBC DFW reported.
According to Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark, the prison transport bus was on its way to the Sanchez prison in El Paso from the Middleton prison in Abilene at around 7:30 a.m. when it skidded off the roadway in Penwell, sliding down an incline and colliding with a passing freight train.
Eight prisoners and two correctional officers were killed in the wreck, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed in a statement.
Jason Heaton, agency director for the region, said only the driver’s seat had a seat belt.
The prison bus collided with a Union Pacific freight train, whose four locomotives and 58 cars did not derail due to the crash; two containers at the rear of the train, however, were damaged, railroad spokesman Mark Davis said.
The Union Pacific employees were not harmed in the incident.
Accidents involving commercial trucks are often devastating, resulting in significant property damage and severe injuries among occupants of the other vehicle. On December 8, a collision between a tractor-trailer and another vehicle in Fort Worth resulted in the loss of a man’s life, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
Police officials reported the accident happened before 6 a.m. on Interstate 35W near Basswood Boulevard.
The police identified the deceased as 53-year-old Douglas Cusson. He was declared dead at the scene after the crash, although the police did not give any specific details about the crash itself. Two other unidentified individuals received medical treatment at the scene of the accident.
Police authorities then temporarily closed the southbound lanes near Basswood to public use for over four hours while they conducted an investigation into the incident.
The attorneys at the Woodson Law Firm extend their deepest thoughts to the friends and family grieving from this great loss.
Ninety-three-year-old Fort Worth, Texas resident Maria Carmen was killed in a car accident on November 30, the Star-Telegram reported.
The woman was the passenger in a car driven by an elderly man who suddenly suffered from heart failure and lost control of the vehicle. The car then drove into a ditch at the side of the road. According to Fort Worth policeman Sergeant Steven Enright, the man had been operating a vehicle along Long Avenue near Pearl Avenue at around 1:45 p.m. when the crash occurred.
Carmen was declared at the scene of the crash and was identified by the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.
Meanwhile, the driver, who sustained injuries to his leg, was brought to John Peter Smith Hospital. According to a MedStar spokesman, the driver is listed under serious condition.
The attorneys at the Woodson Law Firm are deeply sorry this incident occurred and extend their sincere condolences to the friends and family suffering during this difficult time.