Texas Transportation & Accident News

Why Is Texas So Dangerous For Pedestrians?

Although it requires no license or learner’s manual, being a pedestrian is serious business. In 2021 more than 60,000 individuals were injured in pedestrian accidents nationwide, and 7,388 pedestrians were killed, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s last report. When a

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 14 Aug 2023

Why Is Texas So Dangerous For Pedestrians?

What Contributed To A 16-Year High In Traffic Deaths?

Fatal traffic crashes are on the rise in the U.S., according to new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In 2021, nearly 43,000 people were killed nationwide in car accidents — the highest number since 2005. That’s an average of 117 deaths…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 28 Apr 2023

What Contributed To A 16-Year High In Traffic Deaths?

Tips for Driving in Extreme Weather Conditions in Texas

A large portion of the State of Texas was under a Winter Storm Warning for possible ice and snow in late January 2023, and people began to contemplate another round of winter weather and hazardous driving. When you think of extreme winter weather, Texas probably…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 30 Jan 2023

Tips for Driving in Extreme Weather Conditions in Texas

What Is Being Done To Prevent Texas Wrong-Way Crashes?

If you Google “wrong way crashes in Texas,” you’ll be served up endless pages of news stories about someone’s life tragically lost at the hands of a wrong-way driver. Such was the case for Dallas police officer Jacob Arellano, just 25, who died last month on…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 21 Nov 2022

What Is Being Done To Prevent Texas Wrong-Way Crashes?

Early 2022 Estimates Reveal Texas Leads In Traffic Fatalities

As safety experts are still reeling from the spike in car crashes during COVID-19, new figures released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that drivers continue to be killed in record numbers. According to preliminary figures released by the NHTSA, 9,560 traffic…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 17 Oct 2022

Early 2022 Estimates Reveal Texas Leads In Traffic Fatalities

How Autonomous Trucks Coming to Texas Could Affect Road Safety

Most consumer goods in the U.S. arrive on doorsteps thanks to truck delivery. The trucking industry is worth more than $700 billion, but it’s facing a significant hurdle. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry was facing a shortage of drivers. It’s only worsened in the…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 19 Apr 2022

How Autonomous Trucks Coming to Texas Could Affect Road Safety

Texas Truck Crash Numbers Keep Climbing

Because Texas drivers share the roads and highways with working commercial truck drivers, they need to prepare themselves for hazardous situations as well as the worst-case scenario, handling life after a truck crash. In early March, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) release

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 12 Apr 2022

Are Fatal Car Accidents with Large Trucks on the Rise in Texas?

Texas roads are getting more dangerous every year. At least one person has died in a Texas car accident every day for the last 21 years. Approximately 11 people per day lost their lives in 2021 on the state’s highways. And nothing on the road…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 18 Jan 2022

Are Fatal Car Accidents with Large Trucks on the Rise in Texas?

How to Stay Safe on Texas Roads During the Holidays

This holiday season is a big deal, with many friends and family able to get together again. Eager travelers will be filling the nation’s roads on their way to their holiday destinations, which means that car accidents will be on the rise. December has been…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 20 Dec 2021

How to Stay Safe on Texas Roads During the Holidays

How To Educate Your Texas Teen About Distracted Driving

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on average, seven teens between the ages of 16 and 19 will die in a fatal car accident every day. When it comes to teenage driving, parents need to remember, teens still need their help.…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 2 Nov 2021

How To Educate Your Texas Teen About Distracted Driving

How The New Texas Crosswalk Law Protects Pedestrians

Before Texas enacted a law making hitting a pedestrian in a crosswalk a crime, a young mother had to die. In October of 2017, a mom walked with her son to school in Missouri City, Texas. As they navigated a crosswalk, the mother was struck…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 19 Oct 2021

How The New Texas Crosswalk Law Protects Pedestrians

Distracted Driving Dangers for Texas Motorcyclists

Each year, distracted driving is the cause of hundreds of thousands of accidents nationwide. In Texas alone, there were 80,000 car crashes involving distracted drivers in 2020 – drivers who were talking, browsing, or texting on their cell phone, eating, reading, adjusting the radio and…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 16 Sep 2021

Distracted Driving Dangers for Texas Motorcyclists