Erasmo Ramirez was driving drunk and going 130 m.p.h. when he smashed into Emily Jones’ truck and killed her. Her family is now suing Rick’s Cabaret for allegedly over serving the drunk driver. Right before the crash, Ramirez was thrown out of Rick’s Cabaret since he refused to pay for more drinks, according to the family’s lawyers. Investigators state that his …
Back to School Safety Tips for Texas Drivers
Schools across Texas are back in session, so drivers will need to look out for young pedestrians around school zones. According to The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 55 million children across the United States are back at school and 13 percent of them walk or ride their bikes to school. In order to keep children safe, here are tips …
Two Die After Fiery Dallas Car Crash
Recently there was a seven car pile-up in Dallas that ended in two deaths and three people being sent to the hospital. Police believe that the accident was a result of racing and drunk driving. The tragic accident sounds like a scene from an action movie. A Chevrolet Chevelle and a Ford Mustang began racing on southbound Interstate 35E. Then …
W.T. Johnson Donates to the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Our lawyers are passionate not only about the personal injury cases we take on, but also about the local Dallas community. To show our continued support to the community, we have now begun a corporate sponsor partnership of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. This organization maintains public botanical gardens while instructing others about horticulture. It takes care of 14 exquisite gardens …
Texting and Driving More Dangerous than Drunk Driving?
Recently the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that there was a significant 4 percent increase in pedestrian fatalities in 2010. During 2010, a total of 4,280 pedestrians were killed in vehicle-related incidents and 70,000 were injured in 2010 in the U.S. That was the first increase of pedestrian deaths since 2005. Experts conclude that the upswing in deaths …
“Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.”
Over the upcoming Labor Day weekend, the Texas Department of Transportation’s, “Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.” campaign will be in full force. Last year seven people were killed because of alcohol-related crashes during the Labor Day holiday weekend. More alcohol-related crashes occur between 2 a.m. and 2:59 a.m. than at any other time during the day, and more of those …
Mother Severely Injured by Drunk Driver Speaks Out
Aries Llamas is now speaking out against drunk driving after she was hit by a drunk driver and is now forced to learn how to walk again. One month after the 20-year-old, mother of two children was married, a drunk driver hit her car head-on. The accident caused her legs to go into her pelvis, her spleen was pierced and …
Texas Construction Accident Kills One and Injures Two
Recently there was a fatal construction accident that involved three workers at a Jacksonville, TX construction site. As a cement crew worked on installing reinforcing steel to a 40-year-old retaining wall, it suddenly collapsed and killed two construction workers and injured one. Donald Starling, 60, and Hollis Morris, 68, who were both killed, were residents of Tyler. The injured worker …
RV Crash Leads to Wrongful Death Case
Recently a widow filed a lawsuit stating defendants caused a recreational vehicle to lose control, and block a highway, leading to a car accident that killed her husband. Roberta Leyendecker filed a lawsuit on July 6 at Jefferson County District Court against the Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance, Gordon and Jerry Buchleiter, and Cynthia and Larry Chandler. The lawsuit states …
Dallas Tow Truck Driver Hits Pedestrian in Deadly Hit-and-Run
Recently a tow truck driver hit a pedestrian and didn’t stop to help the victim, 41-year-old Juan Steele. After the tow truck hit him, another car slammed into him as well and also did not stop to give assistance – this is also known as a hit and run accident. The police have not identified that car or driver yet, …
