On behalf of The Law Office of Carl Knickerbocker, P.C. | Sep 28, 2020 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
According to the police, a man in Odessa, Texas, was killed in a car accident while trying to cross the street. Authorities claim that the man was hit by a car while trying to cross North Grandview Avenue. The case was initially announced on the local police...
On behalf of The Law Office of Carl Knickerbocker, P.C. | May 20, 2020 | Blog, Car Accidents, Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
The Texas Department of Transportation’s Mission Zero initiative, which the agency announced in May 2019, aims to cut traffic deaths in the Lone Star State in half by 2035 and eliminate them completely by 2050. Preliminary data from the Governors Highway Safety...
On behalf of The Law Office of Carl Knickerbocker, P.C. | Jan 15, 2020 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
Nov. 9, 2000 was one of the most important days in recent Texas history. Today, almost nobody can even remember it. Two days after the election that put a Texas governor in the White House, the Y2K scare was almost a year in the past and the World Trade Center attack...
On behalf of The Law Office of Carl Knickerbocker, P.C. | Nov 27, 2018 | Commercial Vehicle Accidents, Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
Whether you are traveling on Interstate 35 or another of the major thoroughfares in and around Austin, at any given moment, you are likely to be driving near one or more semitrucks. Should an accident occur, if a big rig is involved, injuries to occupants of passenger...
On behalf of The Law Office of Carl Knickerbocker, P.C. | Aug 3, 2017 | Car Accidents, Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
In 2015, distracted driving took the lives of 3,477 people. Distracted driving, which includes but isn’t limited to texting behind the wheel, is so dangerous that it’s been a point of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to get people the...
On behalf of The Law Office of Carl Knickerbocker, P.C. | Jun 16, 2017 | Car Accidents, Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents
Texas parents may not realize that the period from Memorial Day through Labor Day is considered to be one of the most deadly periods of the year for inexperienced teenage drivers. As such, it’s come to be known as the “100 Deadly Days of Summer.” The...
On behalf of The Law Office of Carl Knickerbocker, P.C. | Jan 7, 2016 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents, Firm News
While the rest of the nation is experiencing a decline or flat-lining of fatal pedestrian-vehicle accidents, the state of Texas has experienced a dramatic increase. The Texas Department of Transportation began keeping track of fatal pedestrian-auto accidents in 2010...
On behalf of The Law Office of Carl Knickerbocker, P.C. | Oct 16, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents, Firm News
Halloween is on a Saturday this year, so there will be more people out and about than usual. This means more trick-or-treaters and, unfortunately, more drunk drivers on the roadways. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Halloween remains...
On behalf of The Law Office of Carl Knickerbocker, P.C. | Apr 14, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents, Firm News
A 19-year-old Texas woman and two 72-year-old people from Canada lost their lives in an accident on April 6. The Department of Public Safety stated that the multi-vehicle collision near Tahoka was currently the subject of an investigation. The accident happened at...
On behalf of The Law Office of Carl Knickerbocker, P.C. | Mar 24, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents, Firm News
A 25-year-old man was killed after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a van at about 1 p.m. on March 14. The accident took place at the intersection of Stan Schlueter Loop and Bunny Trail in Killeen. Police say that the motorcycle was going east on Stan...
