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Conroe Car Accident Kills Three
According to an ABC news report, on Friday, October 16, 2009, at around 10:15 a.m. a major car accident occurred in Conroe, Texas at the intersection of FM 1314 (Porter Road) and Loop 336. Apparently a Mazda was traveling northbound on FM 1314 when a Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck traveling east on Loop 336 ran a red light where the roads intersected. The Dodge pickup truck struck the side of the Mazda and pushed it into a Mercedes in the westbound lane of 336 waiting to turn onto FM 1314. A fourth vehicle was involved in the accident when the Mercedes was pushed into it. According to the police, witnesses say that the driver of the Dodge pickup truck, 18 year old Casey McKinley, was traveling at a high rate of speed.
The dead are identified as Splendora, Texas residents: Craig Rector, 50, his daughter, Felicia Hicks, 20, and her husband, Freedom Fitch, 24. Hicks and Fitch have a two year old daughter, Anabelle, who was not with them at the time of the automobile crash. McKinley, the driver of the Dodge pickup truck and the driver of one of the other vehicles were taken by ambulance to a local hospital. McKinley was arrested and charged with three counts of manslaughter.
According to the 2008 Texas Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Crash Statistics, there were 16 deaths and 387 serious injuries in Conroe. In Montgomery County, as whole, there were 67 fatalities and 1,779 serious injuries involving car accidents in 2008.
What a tragedy! I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Craig Rector, Felicia Hicks and Freedom Fitch. This needless and senseless accident did not have to happen. It has caused endless pain and misery for those involved. Young Annabelle is now an orphan and will have to be reared by family and friends of the deceased. Casey McKinley is facing criminal prosecution. Aside from having to answer to the law, he will have to live with the events of this day for the rest of his life. The community, as a whole, and the families of those involved have suffered a terrible loss.
Fatal Houston Car Accident Involving Stalled Car
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Quineisha Callahan, a rear seat passenger in a black Mercury Cougar, died on October 16, 2009 after the car she was riding in with two others stalled on I-45 at the Pierce Elevated at 3:00 o'clock a.m. A Ford F-150 pickup slammed in the back of the stalled car. The driver and front seat passenger of the Mercury Cougar were taken with non-life threatening injuries for treatment at Ben Taub General Hospital. The driver of the Ford F-150 pickup was also seriously injured.
I offer my condolences to the family and friends of Quineisha Callahan. Please keep them in your prayers.
According to the 2008 Texas Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Crash Statistics, there were 216 deaths and 6,942 serious injuries in Houston car accidents. In Harris County, as whole, there were 360 fatalities and 11,068 serious injuries involving car accidents in 2008. Statewide in 2008, there were 12 fatal crashes and 162 serious injury crashes resulting from being parked in a traffic lane.
This accident is still being investigated. but the news reports have not provided many details. I would like know why the stalled Mercury Cougar was not driven to the shoulder of the highway. Were the Mercury Cougar's emergency lights flashing? Were alcohol or drugs involved? Was Ford F-150 truck driver's view of the Cougar obstructed or was he traveling to close to the car? The answers to these and other questions will determine if there is any negligence involved in the Houston car accident and on whose part. Car accident victims and/or their family members will be well served to contact an experienced Houston car accident attorney, who will help investigate the circumstances of the accident and determine where fault lies. If negligent parties are involved, they should be held accountable.
Baytown Car Accident Kills Three
Aaron Lee Bishop, 23, Marshall Donnie Head III, 20, and Matthew Cole Smith, 24, were killed on the early morning of September 30, 2009 on Bayway near Park in Baytown, Texas. An ABC News report stated that a vehicle traveling north on Bayway attempted to pass two other vehicles at a high rate of speed, according to police. Apparently, the vehicle went across both oncoming lanes of traffic before over-correcting and coming back across the roadway. The vehicle rolled over at least once and came to rest in a ditch on the roadway. The people in all three cars knew one another and Baytown Police are still investigating to get a better idea of what happened.
I offer my deepest condolences to the relatives and friends of the Bishop, Head and Smith families. Please keep them in your prayers.
According to the 2008 Texas Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Crash Statistics, there were 15 deaths and 318 serious injuries in Baytown. In Harris County as whole, there were 360 fatalities and 11,068 serious injuries involving car accidents in 2008.
This news report has very little information about the circumstances leading to this fatal Baytown car crash. There is no mention of the involvement of alcohol or driver error/distraction in this car crash. I hope investigators are looking into whether there was any mechanical malfunction in the car, which caused the driver to lose control. There are other questions that arise here. What brand and model of car was being driven? Did another vehicle cause the car crash? Was there a dangerous condition on the roadway that may have caused or contributed to the Texas car crash? The answers to these questions will help determine who or what caused this tragic car accident and whether there was any negligence or wrong doing involved. Car accident victims and/or their family members will be well served to contact experienced Harris County car accident attorneys, who will help investigate the circumstances of the accident and determine where fault lies. If negligent parties are involved, they must be held accountable.