Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Vicarious Liability in Car Crash Cases: Breaking it Down
Texas has one of the lowest auto insurance minimum coverage requirements in the state. Many drivers only have $55,000 per person (personal injury and property damage) coverage. The average personal injury and property damage amount in a catastrophic (life-threatening) injury case is more than $150,000. Something needs to fill in the gap between these… Read More »
What is the Most Frequent Cause of Pedestrian Accidents?
The most frequent cause of pedestrian accidents is driver error. These mistakes cause more than 98 percent of the vehicle collisions in Texas. The two major kinds of driver error are outlined below. Regardless of the cause of the pedestrian accident, these victims usually sustain catastrophic (life-threatening) injuries. Pedestrians bear the full force of… Read More »
Fatal Wreck on North Freeway During Morning Commute
Few details were available after a multi-vehicle collision on a rain-slick freeway killed one person. Preliminary information from Houston Police indicates that one person has been pronounced deceased as a result of the crash. Emergency units responded to the accident at 5:24 a.m. in the morning. Both the left and right shoulders, along with… Read More »
FMCSA’s Fatigued Truck Driver Regulation Woes Continue
Bureaucrats at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration added four more electronic logging devices to the naughty list, on the grounds that they failed to meet minimum requirements. The revoked devices are the CTE-LOG ELD, ELD VOLT, Powertrucks ELD and TFM ELDs. The ELDs can be placed back on the registered device list if… Read More »
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Motorcyclist in Houston
According to witnesses, a Kia driver failed to stop at a stoplight in Houston, rear-ended a motorcycle, and fled from the scene on foot. When officers arrived at the accident scene in the 5800 block of Mesa Drive, they found a motorcycle hit from behind by a gray Kia. The male motorcyclist was pronounced… Read More »
Legal Issues in Rear End Wreck Cases
Driver negligence, usually driver inattention or improper driver judgment, causes most rear-end collisions. These crashes constitute about a third of the motor vehicle collisions in Texas. Sometimes, traffic backs up and the tortfeasor (negligent driver) fails to reduce speed appropriately. Other times, tortfeasor misjudge the distance between their vehicles and the vehicles in front… Read More »
Top Five Negligent Security Hazards
In Texas. property owners have a legal responsibility to create safe and secure environments for their invited commercial or noncommercial guests. In criminal court, individuals are legally responsible for assaults, robberies, and other such incidents. The “society is to blame” defense usually doesn’t hold up in court. However, if they were negligent, property owners… Read More »
What If You Fall in a Restaurant?
If you fall in a restaurant, especially if you’re not an employee, an attorney usually files a legal action. This move is the only way to obtain the money needed to pay medical bills and other accident-related costs. Furthermore, money doesn’t cause emotional distress and other such noneconomic effects disappear. But, let’s face it…. Read More »
The Five Kinds of Driver Impairment
Most car accidents aren’t “accidents.” Driver error causes over 98 percent of the vehicle collisions in Texas. Sometimes, this driver error is speeding, turning illegally, or another form of aggressive driving. Generally, however, driver error includes driver impairment. Arguably, these tortfeasors (negligent drivers) know they shouldn’t get behind the wheel, but they do so… Read More »
Breaking Down a Motorcycle Accident Claim
The motorcycle rider crash fatality rate is thirty times higher than the four-wheel vehicle occupant fatality rate. Even if motorcycle riders survive a crash, they usually sustain permanent injuries, like head injuries. Wearing a motorcycle helmet during a crash is like covering your mouth when you sneeze. A helmet gives riders some protection, but… Read More »