Texting and Driving: The New Texas Law

Texting and driving has become a serious, deadly problem in the United States, which is why it should come as no surprise that Texas just passed a new law making texting and driving illegal statewide. Prior to this law, Texas had relatively loose laws pertaining to drivers who are caught texting while behind the wheel. On June 6th, 2017, Texas Governor announced that he had signed House Bill 62, which will make texting while driving anywhere in the state illegal. Under the new law, the penalties of texting and driving are as follows: First-time offenders: Punishable by a fine of…

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With 2016 starting, we thought there was no better time than now to take a look at some of the most ridiculous lawsuits that occurred in 2015. Sure, lawsuits happen every single day in the United States, most of which are warranted and filed within reason. However, there always seem to be a select few that we can’t quite wrap our heads around. No matter which way you look at it, lawsuits are serious business that require a lot of time, energy, and money. Even with this being the case, we oftentimes hear about lawsuits in the news that have…

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General Motors has announced a new recall of more than 1.3m vehicles due to an electronic power steering threat which "could increase the risk of a crash", the company says. The recall follows separate allegations that an engineer ignored GM standards when approving a design change for faulty ignition switches. That fault has thus far been linked to at least a dozen deaths. Some 2.6m cars have been recalled for the initial ignition switch defect. The problem caused some engines to turn off while the car was moving and the company has been criticised for not calling those vehicles back…

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A motorcyclist is charged with intoxication manslaughter after a wreck that killed a woman on Interstate 35 Sunday night. Officer Alison Tamez with the San Antonio Police Department said Juan Alcala, 54, was speeding his motorcycle at about 10 p.m. when he lost control along a curve when he took the Frio Street exit on Interstate 35. His female passenger was thrown off the bike and fell over along the side of the highway, landing about 20 to 25 feet below on the ground. Both riders were rushed to San Antonio Military Medical Center, where the woman was pronounced dead…

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A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident early Sunday in Dallas. Franklin Clay, 22, was crossing eastbound lanes of U.S. Highway 175 near Pine Street when he was hit by a vehicle between 1 and 1:30 a.m. A driver of a Chevrolet Blazer said he was struck by a blue Chevrolet Tahoe, causing it to spin out of control. The Tahoe went into a concrete barrier and guardrail, around the same area. The Blazer driver said he saw several people run off the Tahoe when it stopped after the crash. The Dallas County Sheriff believes the Tahoe’s driver hit…

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An accident that happened early Sunday on Interstate Highway 35 near Valley View Lane killed one person and led to the arrest of another. Farmers Branch police spokesman Sgt. Chad Taylor said two cars collided at around 1:30 a.m. and one vehicle caught fire which trapped the person driving the car inside. The unidentified driver was killed. Police are still confirming whether there were other passengers inside the vehicle. According to Taylor, the driver and passenger of the second vehicle fled by foot but police caught the driver, Luis Palacios, 19, after an hour. Police arrested him and charged him…

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Dallas Police found a hit-and-run victim at 12100 Garland Road, near E. Northwest Highway, around 8:40 p.m. Sunday. 25-year-old Deon Hamilton was hit by a yet unidentified suspect driving “a dark-colored SUV” who was driving out of control and evidently “driving over and dragging” Hamilton. The SUV was traveling south on Garland Road, near Samuel Garland Park. Police said the SUV that hit Hamilton was actually “the second vehicle to strike” him. He was initially run over by another car whose driver “stopped immediately” in an attempt to look for help. Hamilton was taken to the Doctors Hospital at White…

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The two people who died in a car crash in Denton around 6:30 a.m. Saturday have been identified by the police. The accident involved a blue Honda Accord heading south on the northbound side of the interstate. Police received 911 calls reporting the car traveling the wrong way and had prepared to try to intercept the car, but the accident happened minutes earlier after the first call. Denton police spokesman Orlando Hinojosa said the Honda, driven by 25-year-old Juan E De La Cruz Jr. of Illinois, collided head-on with a Toyota Highlander driven by 55-year-old Lynne Morrow of Rhome. Both…

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A fatal accident that happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday at an intersection in Gardendale left two people dead when their vehicles collided. According to DPS, 30-year-old Vanessa Burleson of Odessa was traveling west on East Goldenrod Drive in a 2013 Toyota Corolla when she failed to yield at East Goldenrod Drive. She struck a 2009 Dodge Ram southbound on North Hollyhock Avenue and pushing the truck into the yard. Burleson was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the Dodge, 52-year-old Bobby Childress of Gardendale died later at the Medical Center Hospital. Police also reported that only Childress…

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Police have found a missing man involved in a car wreck that happened about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. According to Beaumont police, a car overturned and crashed into a fence on Frint Road behind Ford Park. Police found a small trace of blood when they arrived, but was not able to find the driver at the scene. The driver and missing person was identified by Police as 21-year-old Taylor Fannin. Extensive search was conducted and officers also checked local hospitals as no one had heard from him since the time of the accident. Fannin was found later at around 1 p.m.…

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