Automobile Accidents

• Drivers Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on Dallas North Tollway

  Angel Reyes | September 18, 2009 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Just about every month brings forth another tragic tale of a wrong-way driver on the Dallas North Tollway. According to the Dallas Morning News: There have been at least five wrong-way accidents...

• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Linked to Accident Injury & Surgery

  Staff Writer | August 17, 2009 12:15 PM | 2 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a condition in which nerve impulses are are sent to one site on the body, usually a limb or extremity, causing extreme pain, redness, swelling and changes in...

• Former Plant High Cheeleader Killed in Car Wreck

  Courtney Mills | September 04, 2007 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  A Former Plant High cheerleader was killed the other day in an early morning car crash around 3:00am, say authorities, when she lost control of her car on U.S. 41 in south Florida.Mary Taafe, 18, of Tampa was a recent graduate of Plant High in Tampa, Florida and was attending Florida Gulf Coast University when she and a friend were out Friday evening. Police say that Taafe and a friend were...

• Texas Trooper Killed in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | March 17, 2007 7:59 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Department of Public Safety Trooper Todd Holmes, 29, died Wednesday night in a car accident when his patrol car was broadsided by an 18-wheeler truck as he turned to cross the highway while in pursuit of another vehicle. Funeral services are being held Saturday.The accident happened on Wednesday just before 10pm, north of Marshall on US Highway 59. Holmes was parked on the north shoulder of the...

• Car Collides with Ambulance

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 5:44 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  While in route to a call, a Houston paramedic was injured when the ambulance he was traveling in, crashed into a passenger vehicle on Wednesday. The car accident happened at 10:15am near West Alabama and Post Oak.The ambulance was on its way to seizure call when the driver tried to cut across two lanes of traffic, but ended up clipping a passenger sedan.The paramedic's condition is unknown and...

• Irving Construction Worker Killed By Motorist

  Craig Cherry | March 04, 2007 5:04 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  Irving construction worker, Jose Santos Guardiola-Ruilas, was killed Friday night on the George Bush Turnpike in Plano after a vehicle crashed into him. According to investigators, Guardiola-Ruilas was setting up barricades on the turnpike when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Justin Perry.The police believe Perry's wife, Holly, was following him home after attending a concert together. ...

• Man Killed in Hit-and-Run

  Christina Cole | February 23, 2007 7:04 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  A hit-and-run accident claimed the life of a 21-year-old man early Saturday in North Dallas.Allen, of Wylie, was a passenger in a friend's car that was traveling south on Dallas North Tollway. They pulled off to the side of the road to fix a flat tire, say Texas Highway Patrol. The passenger then exited the vehicle to move a construction barrel when he was hit by a vehicle that continued to head...

• Driver Flees Accident, Crashes into House

  Christina Cole | February 14, 2007 9:44 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  A Dallas woman is rebuilding her home after a van crashed into it on Tuesday. The woman discovered the accident upon returning home. One wall was completely gone and there was a van parked right in the middle of her house.The driver hit a sports car, sped away but lost control of his van crashing through two yards before making a final stop inside the house, police said. Thank goodness, the...

• NHTSA Recalling 360,000 Sienna Vans

  Christina Cole | January 10, 2007 9:54 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently investigating Toyota Motor Company's 2004 and 2005 Sienna Minivans that have power rear lift gates. There have been 14 reported injuries from the lift gate closing unexpectedly.The auto recall involves 142,418 Sienna minivans. Federal regulators want to investigate if gas in the high-pressure struts that open and close the...