In August, a 2009 ford pickup heading south on Texas Highway 36 drifted over the center line and into the path of a north-bound Exxon mobile tanker. The tanker driver was not injured but the pickup driver died on site. Though 18-wheeler accidents are notorious for causing severe personal injury and wrongful death, this particular …
According to a state audit of the Texas Department of Transportation, the average number of auto accident fatalities in Texas has fallen every year between 2006 and 2012. In 2006 the death rate was 1.5 deaths per 100 million miles driven and in 2010 the death rate had dropped about 15 percent to 1.29 deaths …
On Saturday, August 25th, Venezuela’s largest oil refinery suffered a devastating explosion when a natural gas leak ignited shortly after 1:00 a.m. in Caracas. The oil refinery accident’s blast caused severe damages to nearby homes, businesses, and an adjacent National Guard post. Almost 90 people were injured while 26 people were killed. Of those killed …
