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  • Motorcycle and Trucking Accident Fatalities on the Rise

    by Jonathan S. Harris on January 30, 2012

    This month, federal agencies released data on accident fatality numbers for 2010. The good news for Texas car accident lawyers was that overall traffic accident fatalities across the country, and especially in Texas, are down. The bad news, however, is that pedestrian, trucking, and motorcycle accident fatalities have increased. In Texas, 2,99...
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  • Drivers Who Smoke Pot and Drive Have Increased Risk of Accidents

    by Jonathan S. Harris on March 20, 2012

    Much of the debate on impaired driving tends to center on persons driving under the influence of alcohol. However, a person who smokes marijuana before driving can have his accident risks double.  Moreover, persons who smoke marijuana before driving tend to be less aware of their impaired driving compared to drunk drivers. Researchers at Dalhou...
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