What to Do If You Have Been Involved in an Accident with a Truck

What to Do If You Have Been Involved in an Accident with a Truck

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Texas rates second as the most dangerous state for trucking accident fatalities. Only California has more. Our attorneys at Springer & Lyle know how great the risk is of you getting seriously injured if you are hit by an 80,000-pound fully-loaded…

Drunk Driving and New Year’s Eve Accidents

Drunk Driving and New Year’s Eve Accidents

The very phrase, “New Year’s Eve” prompts visions of champagne toasts at midnight, parties with spiked punch, and light-hearted complaints about hangovers on New Year’s Day. Unfortunately, the phrase is also associated with drunk driving accidents in which people die or are injured so severely their lives are never the…

Reckless Driving: How Does It Impact a Personal Injury Case

Reckless Driving: How Does It Impact a Personal Injury Case

According to Texas law, people are guilty of reckless driving if they drive a vehicle in a manner that demonstrates a“willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.” One example of this is when a driver weaves in and out of traffic, cutting between cars in different…

Drowsy Driving Accidents

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2015, over 100,000 motor vehicle crashes are directly attributable to driver fatigue every year. Those are only the drowsy driving accidents that were reported. Many more went unreported. That means driver fatigue contributes to far more accidents than we realize. From…