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• Texas School Bus and Truck Collision Injures 32
  Jan 31, 2012

  The Associated Press reports that a commercial truck and school bus collision in Temple, Texas, has left 32 people injured including 29 school children. Three children and the bus driver suffered serious injuries and are still hospitalized.
  
  The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that the hardware truck clipped the school bus possibly after running a stop sign and possibly in foggy conditions. The bus rolled onto its side, ejecting one child out of an emergency roof hatch and rendering the bus driver unconscious.
  
  The bus was transporting students of all grade levels to three different schools in the Academy school district, located about 60 miles outside of Austin. The Texas bus accident took place on Farm-to-Market Road 93 in Temple at around 7:30 in the morning.
  
  The injured were transported by ambulance to Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, where 29 students were treated and released. The driver of the truck and the two adults on the bus only suffered minor injuries. The bus driver is listed in critical condition, while three children remain in the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
  
  The Texas traffic accident injury attorneys at Rasansky Law Firm send their thoughts and well-wishes to all of those involved in the accident.
  

• Dallas County May Settle Constable Car Accident Lawsuit
  Jan 29, 2012

  On Tuesday, Dallas County officials will vote on whether or not to settle a Texas personal injury lawsuit involving a car accident allegedly caused by a traffic deputy two years ago.
  
  According to Dallas News, Precinct 5 deputy James Polk was exiting a parking lot and merging onto Beckley Avenue in Oak Cliff when he collided with a car with the right-of-way. The Dallas car accident, which took place in October 2009, injured the driver, 36-year-old Lidia Pacheco as well as her passenger, 14-year-old Dalia Pacheco. After the accident, Pacheco filed a Texas personal injury lawsuit against Dallas County seeking compensation for her injury and other damages.
  
  This is only one of several recent legal issues faced by the Dallas County constables in recent months and years. While Polk was fired by Jaime Cortes in the weeks following the car accident and injury, the County still must decide whether to settle the injury lawsuit for around $17,000 or to go to court. The payment would cover $14,000 in damages related to Lidia Pacheco’s injuries and $3,000 related to Dalia Pacheco’s injuries. In addition, the county may need to pay a further undisclosed amount to Dalia Pacheco’s guardian ad litem in the case.
  

• Three Killed in Irving Canal Car Accident – Questions Remain
  Jan 23, 2012

  On Wednesday afternoon, a DART maintenance worker reported a car submerged in a canal along the Northwest Highway and Riverside drive. Later that day, emergency responders recovered the bodies of three people: 41-year-old Dallas attorney Ron Eddins, 23-year-old Kenny Lark, and 21-year-old Kaat Debeuckelaer, a University of Texas student. A medical examination revealed that all three had been the victims of blunt force trauma and that Eddins had drowned.
  
  Irving police are still piecing together the details of what seems to be a fatal Texas car accident. Investigators say that the young couple attended a Dallas Stars game on Tuesday before traveling to Southlake where they met Eddins. The three then made a brief stop at the Men’s Club in Dallas before leaving in Eddins’ Porsche. At just before three in the morning, a resident of the area where the accident took place reported a loud crash to police.
  
  The investigation continues as police work to discover whether speed or intoxication were factors in the late-night crash. Toxicology results have not yet been reported.
  
  The Texas personal injury and wrongful death attorneys at the Ransansky Law Firm send their condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of the three accident victims.
  

• Unrestrained Child Killed in Southeast Dallas Car Accident
  Jan 22, 2012

  An eight-year-old boy was killed and three other people were injured after a two-vehicle collision in a Southeast Dallas intersection.
  
  According to Dallas news sources, a Dodge Caravan carrying a couple and three children was stopped at an intersection and waiting to turn when an approaching car struck the broadside of the van. The Texas car accident took place at the intersection of Pemberton Hill Road and Loop 12 at around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
  
  One of the children in the van, an eight-year-old boy, was killed in the vehicle accident when a car jack struck him in the head during the impact. His younger seven-year-old brother, his two-year-old brother, and his mother were also injured in the crash. Dallas police say that the two older boys were sitting in the cargo area of the van without proper restraints while the two-year-old boy was sitting in his mother’s lap at the time of the collision.
  
  The driver of the car that struck the van was questioned at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. No charges have been filed, and the accident is still under investigation. Drugs or alcohol do not seem to be factors in the crash.
  
  The Dallas personal injury attorneys at Ransanksy Law Firm send their condolences to the friends, family, and loved ones of those harmed in the accident.
  

• As New Texas Turnpike Opens, Emergency Services Make a Plan
  Dec 31, 2011

  The President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension officially opened this week, allowing commuters to utilize a faster, easier route to work in North Texas. However, with the new tollway comes the need for a new emergency response plan for the route.
   
  The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will be key in making sure that road conditions are monitored and that traffic accidents can be responded to quickly and efficiently. In addition, the Rowlett City Council met with the local police and fire departments to confirm that a plan is in place for issues with the road and for Texas car wrecks in the area.
   
  The safety precautions in place include a NTTA command center along the route, roadway customer service, and multiple security and safety measures. In addition, the NTTA has one truck on duty for every fifteen miles of new roadway. DPS says that the area of the new Turnpike will be patrolled by 30 state troopers. Local Rowlett City police officers will only be expected to take on the duty of responding to President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension accidents in the case of major crashes that need additional support.
  

• Texas A&M Lineman Killed in Car Accident Avoiding Road Kill
  Dec 31, 2011

  Texas A&M back-up offensive lineman Joe Villavisencio was killed in an 18-wheeler truck accident in Jacksonville, Texas, this week as he was visiting family over the winter break and holiday season.
   
  According to the Bryan-College Station Eagle, the senior college student was driving northbound on FM 39 on Thursday at five in the evening when he swerved his car to avoid what may have been a buzzard in the road. His vehicle veered into the path of a southbound tractor-trailer, which struck the 22-year-old head-on. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
   
  Earlier that day, Villavisencio had helped his teammates distribute Christmas gifts to families in need in Bryan. He played in two games at Texas A&M last season.
   
  The Texas Department of Public Safety was examining evidence from the crash site and compiling a complete accident report in the days after the fatal Jacksonville wreck.
   
  Former Texas A&M head football coach Mike Sherman released a statement in conjunction with the school voicing his grief and adding that the young man was “an honor and a privilege to coach.”
   
  The Dallas car accident attorneys at Rasansky Law Firm send their deepest condolences to Villavisencio’s family, friends, and teammates during this terrible time.
  

• Model Loses Eye, Hand In Dallas Airplane Propeller Accident
  Dec 30, 2011

  Professional model Laura Scruggs is recovering well after she was injured in a serious airplane propeller accident three weeks ago at a Dallas airport.
   
  According to local news sources, the 23-year-old model had just returned from a local trip above Dallas to view the Christmas lights and was walking on the tarmac at Aero County Airport when she accidentally walked into the plane’s spinning propeller.
   
  Scruggs severed her left hand in the accident, which her family believes took place when the fashion blog editor was walking toward the front of the plane in the darkness to thank the pilot, a friend. She also suffered a fractured skull, face lacerations, a broken collarbone, a brain injury, and the loss of her left eye. Her family has been keeping family and fans updated regularly with reports of Scruggs’ small steps toward recovery, which have included smiling, walking, and coming to grips with what has happened to her.
   
  Her family is asking for donations to pay for the multiple surgeries that Scruggs will likely face as her journey continues. She underwent a surgery this week in which doctors removed her eye and its nerve endings.
   
  The Dallas personal injury attorneys at Ransansky Law Office send our thoughts and prayers to Laura and her family during her difficult recovery.
  

• Runaway Golf Cart in Cowboys Stadium Injures Eight Including Coach
  Dec 29, 2011

  One high school football coach suffered a back injury and seven other bystanders were also injured last week when a runaway golf cart at Cowboys Stadium went out of control.
   
  According to Texas news sources, the Texas 5A Division II football state championship had just concluded, and coaches and team members from Spring Dekaney High School and the Cibolo Steele were doing interviews when the Dallas vehicle accident took place.
   
  While authorities are still unsure of exactly how the freak accident took place, some believe that the golf cart went loose after stadium workers accidently threw an orange traffic cone into the cab of the golf car, pushing down the gas pedal.
   
  Spring Dekaney High School head football coach Willie Amendola was giving an interview about his team’s recent victory when the golf cart zoomed into him and tossed him into the passenger seat of the vehicle. While the 56-year-old football coach was in good humor about the crash, he said that his back was injured in the collision. He reported that he saw a paramedic at the scene and scheduled an appointment with his doctor.
   
  Other injuries from the Texas golf cart accident included a broken ankle, a leg laceration, and a thigh injury.
  

• Man Dies in Fort Worth Pedestrian Accident
  Nov 30, 2011

  Police have launched an investigation into a Texas pedestrian accident after a man was found dead in a ditch next to a road in south Fort Worth on Monday.

   

  According to the Star-Telegram, Fort Worth police were called on Monday at 6:30 p.m. by a woman who said that she struck an object with her side-view mirror. Officers soon found a body in a ditch on the side of the road that was taken to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.

   

  The victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, was identified as 60-year-old Floyd Jones. The man was walking on Garden Acres Drive near the intersection of Deer Creek Drive at the time of the collision.

   

  The woman who is believed to have struck Jones told authorities that she slowed down to drive over a speed bump on the road when she “saw a flash of red” and then hit an object with her side mirror. It is not clear if she received any traffic citations, but police say that no criminal charges are pending against the driver.

   

  The Dallas personal injury attorneys at Rasansky Law Firm extend their condolences to the loved ones of Floyd Jones as we keep him in our thoughts and prayers.

• Detectives Need Public Help to ID Hit-and-Run Driver
  Nov 29, 2011

  Last Friday night at around 10:30, a pedestrian was struck down by a hit-and-run driver in Oak Lawn. The middle-aged pedestrian was killed and the driver sped away without stopping to render aid. The victim – believed now to be “Joe” Edward Lee King – was crossing the street in the 4100 block of Cedar Springs Road at a crosswalk when the suspect hit him and then continued to make a left turn on Throckmorton Street.

  The police are currently searching for the suspect who they believe was driving a Land Rover or Range Rover SUV with wraparound tail lights. If you have any information regarding this vehicle or the crash, please contact the crimes detectives at (214) 670-5817 immediately.  The victim’s friends and family have also appealed to the unknown suspect, asking him or her to come forward.

  This is the second fatal hit-and-run in Oak Lawn in three weeks. On November 3, 55 year-old Wayne Priest lost his life at an intersection three blocks away from where the recent crash occurred. Police still have not found the suspect in Priest’s case. They believe he was killed by a 4-door maroon vehicle at about 9 p.m. Police say they will “review” the potential dangers in the lighting and crosswalks along Cedar Springs.