Recently, a DART paratransit van ran into stopped traffic and caused a five-car accident that injured two people on the Dallas North Tollway. The accident made national news as the video spread showing how the driver, Willie Grant, didn’t stop or slow down as he approached the line of traffic. He is no longer employed by Veolia Transportation, the company …
Drunk Driver Kills Waxahachie Police Officer
Officer Josh Williams, a 17-year veteran of the Waxahachie Police Department was killed after being hit by a suspected drunk driver this past weekend. Officer Williams was in his police cruiser on North Highway 77 when a 24-year-old man driving a SUV hit him. Williams was responding to a reported disturbance at Taco Bell when the accident occurred. He was …
W.T. Johnson Wins $500,000 Auto Accident Jury Verdict
The Law Office of W.T. Johnson recently won a $500,000 jury verdict for a client that was rear-ended in an auto-accident. The client was in a work van going to a worksite when the defendant never hit her brakes and rear-ended him. He had $29,000 in medical bills and had to miss work. Doctors think he might need more surgery. …
Dental Insurance Class Action Case
This past spring, our W.T. Johnson nursing home abuse lawyers settled a $900,000 dental insurance class action suit. The lawsuit was against two large insurance companies in Tulsa, O.K. The case stated that the defendants improperly marketed dental insurance policies to 1,600 Medicaid recipients in nursing homes in Oklahoma. Some of the nursing home residents that bought the insurance didn’t …
Wells Pedestrian Accident Kills Child, Injures Another
Two children in Wells, Texas were driving a motorized scooter on County Road 2734 and were struck by a Honda Accord. Six-year-old David Stone, died on the scene and his brother, 12-year-old Davion Stone, was taken to the hospital by helicopter and is in stable condition. The driver, Randall Richard of Cleveland, TX, did not have a license, registration or …
UT-Dallas Crane Collapse Kills Two Construction Workers
A construction accident occurred this weekend at the University of Texas-Dallas campus that involved a crane that collapsed and killed two workers. Workers were heard screaming while the incident occurred. The men who died were 58-year-old Thomas Fairbrother, Jr. and 50-year-old Terry Weaver. Their official cause of death is blunt force injuries. In the process of dismantling the crane, it …
Watch Out: Dog Bites Increase in the Summer
Summer means taking your children to the pool, the lake and out to the park. But even though kids love hanging outside in the summer sun, keep an extra eye on them while they are outdoors since dog bites increase during summertime. Adam Winefeld, a plastic surgeon, states that they see an increased number of children injured by dog bites …
Texas Police Enact No-Refusal on Fourth of July
The Fourth of July ranks number one nationally for alcohol-related fatal crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On July 4th in 2011, Texas saw 308 alcohol-related crashes. More than 1,400 Texans were arrested for DWI. Officers will be cracking down on drunk driving this Independence Day with a “No Refusal” campaign, so motorists who are suspected for …
TxDOT Urges PASS to Stop Drunk Drivers
Recently an Amarillo, Texas man was in life-threatening condition after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver. The 22-year-old was hit by a car and the driver fled the scene. The suspect was found later and booked in Potter County Jail for failure to stop and render aid, and intoxicated assault. The Texas Department of Transportation states that every 20 minutes …
Texas Widow Files Wrongful Death Case Against TXI
Texas Industries is being sued by a Texas widow for allegedly requesting her husband take a drug test immediately after falling during a fatal work accident, instead of calling an ambulance. Her husband, Benino Perez, had worked at the cement and construction company for 38 years and was only two weeks away from retiring when the accident happened. He was …
