Source: KXII.com

An Oklahoma Highway Patrolman is out of the hospital after an accident Wednesday night.

OHP says a car traveling west turned in front of Trooper Rocky Northcutt, who was headed eastbound to respond to an accident call Wednesday evening on Highway 70 in Lone Grove.

The driver of the car was cited with failure to stop and taken to the hospital.

Both Trooper Northcutt and the other driver were checked out for minor injuries and released.

OHP says the accident caused about $8,000 worth of damage to the trooper’s car.

A police officer from McAllen, Texas has been released from the hospital after suffering non-life threatening injuries in a motorcycle crash, police said.

The officer was released from McAllen Medical Center about noon Tuesday, said McAllen police Chief Victor Rodriguez. The injured officer received stitches for several head wounds.

“It was a very serious accident,” Rodriguez said. “We were very fortunate to know that his injuries were not life-threatening.”

Jose P. Gonzalez was taken to the hospital shortly after the crash about 7:30 a.m., said Sgt. Joel Morales, a McAllen police spokesman.

The motorcycle collided with another vehicle at the intersection of 23rd Street and Ebony Road. Officials expect an accident report to be completed in the next few days, Morales said.

Officials do not yet know which driver was as fault.

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Lufkin Police say an elderly woman died Tuesday morning following an accident at the intersection of Atkinson and Myrtie St.

According to police, a Dodge Neon driven by  Patricial Collier was turning left onto Atkinson from Myrtie when she failed to yield the right of way to a pickup that was heading east on Atkinson.  The pickup was driven by Ronald Hunter of Frankston.

A passenger in the Neon, 86 year old Sennie Collier, died as a result of injuries recieved in the collision.

The pickup apparently struck the car on the driver’s side rear door.

Source: KTRE.com

Authorities issued a traffic advisory in response to an accident in South Austin. The northbound lanes of I-35 remained closed far into the afternoon before opening again.

Saturday morning an 18-wheeler crashed while travelling on I-35 at FM 1327.

The vehicle caught fire briefly. The driver was not killed in the accident and no other injuries were reported.

Authorities say they are investigating the accident.

APD and other authorities worked the scene until it cleared around 4pm.

A motorcycle caught fire and its rider was burned after an accident this afternoon on the southbound service road of U.S. Highway 75 in Allen.

A helicopter arrived at the scene near McDermott Drive shortly after 1 p.m. to transported the injured person.

That accident did not appear to be related to a separate incident that closed three lanes on northbound U.S. Highway 75 just south of Bethany moments earlier. One of the two vehicles involved was reportedly carrying hazardous material, but no spill was reported.

Two ambulances were requested. None of the victims were immediately identified and their conditions were not available.

A man is dead and four people hurt after a serious three-car accident on Winton Rd.in Springfield Twp. Wednesday afternoon. Just after 4:30, a man in an SUV, apparently driving agressively, tried to pass a mini-van with a mother and daughter on board.

After the man lost control he hit a 54-year old man driving in the opposing lane. That man died almost instantly. His passengers, another man and young girl were also hurt. The only one not suffering an injury was the man who caused the accident. Charges are forthcoming. Police have yet to release the identities of the victims due to the fatality.

A San Marcos Texas man was killed in a car accident in Austin, Texas on Highway 123.

A vehicle driving west on Highway 123 by Mathew Espinoza, 17, collided with Antonio Martinez’s vehicle head-on on County Road 266, San Marcos police said.

Justice of the Peace Joanne Prado pronounced Martinez dead at the scene.

Police said Espinoza ran the red light at the intersection and collided with Martinez’s vehicle.

The San Marcos Police Department is continuing the investigation of the fatal wreck and said charges may be filed.

Traffic was delayed on I-45 in Houston, Texas when a multi-car accident occured reported Conroe Police.  Highway construction may be to blame for the accident.  If you are injured in a highway accident due to construction, contact an experienced attorney that will fight for your rights.

Like many Southeast Texas residents, Linda Ebarb of Vidor heard the air medical transport helicopters passing overhead on occasion.

She knew the people working onboard the red helicopters did important work, but beyond that, she didn’t give it much thought.

“I think everyone knows the service is there, but nobody ever thinks they’ll have to use it,” Ebarb said.

On May 30, Ebarb, her husband and three of her grandchildren were involved in a car accident on FM 105 as they were traveling from Evadale to Vidor.

Ebarb, 55, said the last thing she remembers after the accident is emergency rescue telling her they were going to cut her out of the car.

She blacked out and woke up in the Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital intensive care unit in Beaumont a few days later.

“From what I understand, my injuries were such that I had to be taken in the helicopter instead of by regular ambulance,” she said.

The fee that we charge for handling accident cases is one-third, or 33 1/3%, of the recovery. This is the standard fee that lawyers charge for handling accident cases. In the event that a lawsuit is eventually filed in connection with a claim, the fee goes up to 40% of the recovery, due to the additional legal work required when a lawsuit is filed. In most cases, however, we are able to settle clients’ claims without having to file a lawsuit, so in most cases, the fee is one-third of the recovery.

There is also another way of looking at the issue of attorney’s fees, and it has to do with a study that was done several years ago by the Insurance Institute. In that study, researchers found that accident victims who retain lawyers to help them with their claims recover approximately three and a half times more than people who attempt to settle their claims on their own.  Read more here.