On behalf of Law Office of Dennis L. Richard | Apr 17, 2020 | Personal Injury
Motor vehicle collisions are always dangerous. But it is nice if you can walk away from one. Some are not so lucky. Sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI) can leave your motor skills damaged or leave you paralyzed depending on the vertebra damaged. In those cases, it...
On behalf of Law Office of Dennis L. Richard | Jan 22, 2020 | Personal Injury
In 2018, there were 4,415 fatal large-truck crashes across the U.S., many of which took place in Texas. This represents a 52.6% increase from 2009. As for what has caused this dramatic rise, it can be said to be a combination of new technologies. The Federal Motor...
On behalf of Law Office of Dennis L. Richard | Dec 24, 2019 | Personal Injury
Some people in Texas might assume that automatic safety systems make driving safer. However, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, they could be making driving more dangerous. The problem is that they seem to lull people into a false sense of...
On behalf of Law Office of Dennis L. Richard | Nov 25, 2019 | Personal Injury
Texas residents probably become cautious when driving around trucks, and there is a good reason for this. In the event that a truck collides with a passenger vehicle, it’s the occupants of the latter who receive the worst of it. Unfortunately, truckers, trucking...
On behalf of Law Office of Dennis L. Richard | Nov 13, 2019 | Personal Injury
Passenger cars share the roads in Texas with big rigs and other large trucks that have the potential to cause serious and sometimes fatal accidents. From 2009 to 2017, the federal government reported a 28% rise in truck accident fatalities. Forward crash avoidance...
On behalf of Law Office of Dennis L. Richard | Oct 1, 2019 | Personal Injury
A study has shown that the number of people who are not sleeping enough is on the rise in Texas and across the country. According to the study, the percentage of respondents who were sleeping seven hours or less each night rose from 30.9% in 2010 to 35.6% by 2018. The...
On behalf of Law Office of Dennis L. Richard | Jul 22, 2019 | Personal Injury
Truck drivers in Texas are probably familiar with the safety feature called automatic emergency braking, which can apply the brakes in the face of a collision. One system costs about $500 but can save countless lives. Some safety experts have pushed for mandatory AEB...
On behalf of Law Office of Dennis L. Richard | Jul 11, 2019 | Personal Injury
The Department of Transportation is in the process of loosening the rules that restrict the number of hours truck drivers in Texas and across the country can be on the road. Interest groups and trucking companies have lobbied for more flexible regulations for a long...
On behalf of Law Office of Dennis L. Richard | Jun 10, 2019 | Personal Injury
Drivers in Texas may be particularly worried about the threat of a truck accident. The size and weight of big rigs mean that any collision involving these vehicles is far more likely to be deadly or devastating for the occupants of smaller passenger cars. One study...
On behalf of Law Office of Dennis L. Richard | Mar 19, 2019 | Personal Injury
Most people in Texas would agree that when they are sleep deprived, it has a negative effect on their efficiency, their attitude and their mood. It is common to hear people say that they find it difficult to concentrate or that they feel grumpy when they are tired....
