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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.