San Antonio Personal Injury Law Blog

A number of states, including Texas, have a "share the road" law, meaning bicycles are to be treated the same as a motorized vehicle on the road. Motorists who do not follow this law are in great danger of causing a fatal accident. One cyclist was recently killed in an early morning fatal accident.

At approximately 1:45 a.m., a 22-year-old was behind the wheel of his pickup truck and drove through a red light. Coming through the intersection on his bicycle was a 29-year-old male. The truck collided with the bicycle, with the impact seriously injuring the rider. By the time emergency vehicles reached the hospital, the cyclist had died.

Driving near an 18-wheeler can be frightening. While there are a number of big-rig drivers who have never been involved in a fatal accident, there are some who have been the cause of some horrific catastrophes while driving on the nation's roads. A section of Interstate 20 that runs through Texas was the scene of a fatal accident involving an 18-wheeler and several smaller vehicles.

Four cars were stopped in one of the Interstate's lanes of traffic due to an earlier vehicle rollover, as the 18-wheeler was coming up behind them. The truck driver did not slow his speed in time to avoid hitting the rear car. The collision caused a domino effect among the other cars, initiating not only damage to all the vehicles but killing one of the drivers and the passenger. Another driver was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Those who have lost a loved one -- whether from a fatal accident, a disease or any other way -- typically go through several stages of grief in order to help process the loss. Even in their pain, adults may still be cognizant of the fact that they are able to move from severe anguish to reluctant acceptance of the loss, no matter how slowly the progression. However, children are not often able to handle their grief in the same manner as adults. Two children lost their mother, a 40-year-old Texas woman, in a recent fatal accident.

A report states the driver of a pickup truck suddenly swerved out of the lane in which he was driving and collided with a sedan stopped at a stop sign. The force killed the mother, who was driving the sedan. Upon examination at a local hospital, her two children, ages 16 and 10, were found to be injured. Thankfully, their wounds were not life-threatening.

A fatal accident can leave widespread devastation in its wake. Family members and close friends of the deceased have to learn to live without someone who has meant so much to them. Children have to grow up without parents, and parents have an empty void left by a child who died too soon. A fatal accident recently claimed the life of a 62-year-old Texas woman.

A report on the collision revealed the woman was in a left turn lane waiting on traffic to clear for her turn when a pickup truck slammed into the rear of her vehicle. The truck was driven by a 25-year-old male who had been drinking before getting on the road. Police stated the impact of the collision caused the injuries that killed the woman at the scene.