Automobile Accidents

• Seat belt may have saved a life

  Wanda Logan | October 28, 2008 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  A 37-year old Robstown man died after he apparently lost control of his Dodge ram truck and veered off the road causing the truck to roll. He was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the...

• Early morning car accident takes life of passenger

  Wanda Logan | October 21, 2008 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  An early morning car accident on October 12, 2008, took the life of 19-year old passenger Tray Lynn Dabney. The driver in the one-vehicle accident, Barbara Cox, was taken to Matagorda General...

• Accident in Victoria, Texas Injures One Person

  Wanda Logan | September 24, 2008 12:54 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  One vehicle overturned in an accident on Red River and Main Streets in Victoria, Texas that injured on person.

• Seat Belts on School Buses

  Wanda Logan | August 25, 2008 6:03 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Gov. Rick Perry came to Beaumont's West Brook High School on Friday to officially sign legislation that will be known as "Ashley's and Alicia's law." Past bills have failed, but when the parents...

• Traffic Cams Could Help Make Intersections Safer

  Will Sciba | August 21, 2008 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  City officials in Victoria, Texas are considering placing cameras at Red Light intersections. This could be a significant step forward in traffic safty. According to the Texas House Reseach...

• Truck accident kills two

  Wanda Logan | September 20, 2007 5:17 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  A tragic accident in San Antonio, Texas took the lives of two truck drivers. For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Tractor-trailer accidents.

• Fatalities largely caused by impaired drivers

  Chuck Cole | September 12, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Driving while intoxicated is a leading factor contributing to fatal collisions in Texas, according to the National Highway Trafic Safety Administration. A DPS spokesman, Tom Vinger, says that the DPS writes more tickets and arrest more drunk drivers during holiday weekends.Impaired driving is a contributing factor in nearly half of all Texas fatal traffic accidents, according to the National...

• Texting and Automobile Accidents

  Jim Cole | September 11, 2007 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  More and more often texting is being cited as a potential cause of automobile accidents. Often, but not always, these accidents involve teens. Not only does texting require two hands, it also requires considerable attention which is diverted from task related to driving. At least one state, California, is considering passing laws prohibiting texting while driving.For more information on this...

• Two SUVs in Accident and Shut Down Freeway

  Shannon Weidemann | March 14, 2007 9:10 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  An SUV traveling on the I-405 hit another SUV causing an accident. The mess shut all the northbound freeway lanes. All northbound lanes were closed just after the accident, which happened at 10:25 a.m. Traffic slowly creeped through on the shoulder. The backup extended more than 2 miles to the I-5 interchange at Southcenter. The southbound HOV lane also had to be closed for aid vehicles. No...

• Toddler Hit by Car Near Edelweiss Park

  Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  A 2-year-old was struck by a car along Victoria Avenue as her family was entering their car. The family had been visiting Edelweiss Park. Police said the 2-year-old girl was hit by a driver at Edelweiss Park in the 3900 block of Victoria Avenue. Sgt. Doug Muxworthy of the College Station Police Department said soccer games were in progress at the park when a woman and her three children were...