Automobile Accidents | InjuryBoard North Dallas

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...

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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...

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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...

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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. ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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