Accident & Personal Injury Lawyers - Burwell Nebout Trial Lawyers, Houston, Galveston, Texas City » drunk driver http://blog.burwellnebout.com We are on YOUR side! Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:03:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Elementary School Teacher Killed by Drunk Driver http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/elementary-school-teacher-killed-by-drunk-driver/ http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/elementary-school-teacher-killed-by-drunk-driver/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:43:12 +0000 burwellnebout http://blog.burwellnebout.com/?p=90 A Bellville, Texas resident and long time Selman kindergarten teacher was killed in a head on collision with a drunk driver.  Shirley Mahon was traveling southbound on Highway 36 near Grubbs Road when the car she was in collided with Lorrin Scranton’s northbound truck.  The Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the automobile collision.  There was heavy fog that morning and Scranton was under the influence of alcohol.

Mahon was killed on impact.  The automobile wreck caused injuries to Scranton who is a North Carolina resident.

If you or a family member has been injured or suffered a wrongful death from a negligent driver or drunk driver, contact Burwell Nebout Trial Lawyers today, we are on YOUR side.

]]> http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/elementary-school-teacher-killed-by-drunk-driver/feed/ 0 Katy Teen Killed in Angleton Car Crash http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/katy-teen-killed-in-angleton-car-crash/ http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/katy-teen-killed-in-angleton-car-crash/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:39:18 +0000 burwellnebout http://blog.burwellnebout.com/?p=88 A 14 year old girl died and a man was arrested for intoxicated manslaughter as a result of an automobile collision in Angleton, Texas.  Jeffrey Thomas, 23, was driving north on Highway 288 when he veered onto the shoulder and hit a white Toyota.  The Toyota spun onto the roadway before landing in a ditch.  The Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the car wreck.

Nicole King, 14, of Katy, Texas was sitting in the rear passenger seat in the Toyota at the time of the automobile wreck.  She was pronounced dead at the scene.  The other passengers of the Toyota were Life Flighted for medical treatment.

If you or a family member have been injured or suffered a wrongful death from a negligent or drunk driver, contact Burwell Nebout Trial Lawyers today, we are on YOUR side.

]]> http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/katy-teen-killed-in-angleton-car-crash/feed/ 0 Man Charged In Fatal Houston Car Wreck http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/man-charged-in-fatal-houston-car-wreck/ http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/man-charged-in-fatal-houston-car-wreck/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:43:10 +0000 burwellnebout http://blog.burwellnebout.com/?p=76 A fatal Houston, Texas car wreck has resulted in multiple criminal charges against the drunk driver.  Michael Reyna has been charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault from the automobile collision.  The crash happened at Hempstead Highway and Bingle Road.  The victims were in a black Honda Civic traveling westbound on Hempstead Highway near Bingle.  Reyna ran a red light on Hempstead slamming into the Honda.

One man died in the crash.  Another injured victim from the automobile collision was rushed to Ben Taub hospital.

If you or a family member has been injured or suffered a wrongful death from a negligent or drunk driver, contact Burwell Nebout Trial Lawyers today, we are on YOUR side.

]]> http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/man-charged-in-fatal-houston-car-wreck/feed/ 0 Drunk Plano Police Officer Crashes Into Another Police Car http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/drunk-plano-police-officer-crashes-into-another-police-car/ http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/drunk-plano-police-officer-crashes-into-another-police-car/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:27:19 +0000 burwellnebout http://blog.burwellnebout.com/?p=70 An off duty Plano, Texas police officer crashed his vehicle into a police cruiser.  Officer Ray Wildes had a blood alcohol level of .11 when he crashed his truck into Officer Kenneth Foale’s cruiser.  Wildes ran a red light while speeding when the automobile collision with Officer Foale’s car happened.  The blood alcohol content was verified by a blood test conducted two hours after the automobile wreck.  The incident facts were determined by a dash camera.

Officer Foale suffered multiple fractures to his clavicle and a closed head injury.  He may need a shoulder surgery.  The closed head injury may take a substantial time to resolve or result in a permanent disabling condition.

If you or a family member has been injured by a drunk driver, contact Burwell Nebout Trial Lawyers today, we are on YOUR side.

]]> http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/drunk-plano-police-officer-crashes-into-another-police-car/feed/ 0 Drunk Driver Injures Garbage Truck Worker In Santa Fe, Texas http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/drunk-driver-injures-garbage-truck-worker-in-santa-fe-texas/ http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/drunk-driver-injures-garbage-truck-worker-in-santa-fe-texas/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:31:50 +0000 burwellnebout http://blog.burwellnebout.com/?p=68 Santa Fe, Texas police arrested a woman for drunk driving when her rearview mirror struck a sanitation worker riding on the back of the garbage truck.  A bystander that witnessed the automobile collision with the garbage truck assisted the police in tracking down the drunk driver.  The impact of the vehicles mirror when it hit the injured worker was so violent that it broke the mirror and slammed it back through the passenger window.

The wreck happened on Highway 6.  Kearston Schoeder was arrested for DWI.  The injured garbage truck worker was taken to the hospital for his injuries.

If you or a family member has been injured by a drunk driver or in an automobile collision, contact Burwell Nebout Trial Lawyers today, we are on YOUR side.

]]> http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/03/drunk-driver-injures-garbage-truck-worker-in-santa-fe-texas/feed/ 0 Lindale Man Killed by Drunk Driver http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/02/lindale-man-killed-by-drunk-driver/ http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/02/lindale-man-killed-by-drunk-driver/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:42:41 +0000 burwellnebout http://blog.burwellnebout.com/?p=42 An East Texas man is looking at a long prison term after killing a man in an automobile wreck.  Benjamin Capps, who is only 28 years old, was charged with his 3rd D.W.I. when he crashed head on killing another driver.  The collision occurred on Highway 80 in Longview, Texas.  The head on collision killed John Pinter, 74, of Lindale, Texas.

If you or a family member has been injured by a negligent driver including the driver of a vehicle in which you were a passenger or if your family member suffered a wrongful death from a negligent driver, contact Burwell Nebout Trial Lawyers today – we are on YOUR side.

]]> http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/02/lindale-man-killed-by-drunk-driver/feed/ 0 Houston Fire Captain Loses His Daughter in Auto Collision http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/02/houston-fire-captain-loses-his-daughter-in-auto-collision/ http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/02/houston-fire-captain-loses-his-daughter-in-auto-collision/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:01:06 +0000 burwellnebout http://blog.burwellnebout.com/?p=38 The daughter of a Cy-Fair fire captain was tragically killed in an automobile collision on Highway 6 in Houston, Texas.  The daughter was heading for Whataburger when a truck without its headlights on struck her vehicle.

The preliminary investigation of the T-bone collision indicates the pickup driver was drunk.  A Harris County district attorney was on the scene evaluating the case for DWI charges.  The on scene investigation indicated the driver was intoxicated.

A wrongful death resulting from an automobile collision with a drunk driver may be pursued by family members against the drunk driver and their own insurance company.  If a family member has been killed as a result of an automobile collision, contact Burwell Nebout Trial Lawyers today – we are on YOUR side.

]]> http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/02/houston-fire-captain-loses-his-daughter-in-auto-collision/feed/ 0 Another Santa Fe Police Officer Injured in Auto Wreck http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/02/another-santa-fe-police-officer-injured-in-auto-wreck/ http://blog.burwellnebout.com/index.php/2010/02/another-santa-fe-police-officer-injured-in-auto-wreck/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:30:28 +0000 burwellnebout http://blog.burwellnebout.com/?p=36 Just last week, a Santa Fe, Texas police officer was injured by a drunk driver.  Once again, a police officer was injured when a driver smashed into a Santa Fe police cruiser.  The negligent driver and the two passengers of the vehicle were arrested on drug charges.

Officer Edward Pean suffered injuries including facial lacerations.  He required treatment at Mainland Medical Center.  As a result of the automobile collision, there was significant damage to the police cruiser, and it will likely be totalled. 

When a person suffers injuries as a result of a negligent driver in an automobile accident, he or she may have legal claims against the negligent driver, their own automobile insurance and workers compensation.  If you or a family member is a victim of a negligent driver or drunk driver, call Burwell Nebout Trial Lawyers today – we are on YOUR side.

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