Car Accident Attorneys Blog: Ford and Laurel, San Antonio 2/16/14

Heading down 281 South this morning, and I read the over-head sign: 283 car fatalities in Texas for 2014.

It’s tragic and devastating, a sad reminder of how irresponsible some drivers can be, their reckless behaviors often the cause of such fatalities. I wondered how our general vicinity factored into these numbers then I found an interesting article in Sunday’s Express-News titled, “Boom Areas (Eagle Ford) Seeing Rise in Serious Crashes”.

Here is the take-away:
Fatalities in the Eagle Ford…
In 2011 : 177
In 2012 : 248
In 2013 : 236

But that’s only the crashes involving fatalities. There were thousands more, many involving serious injury. As for those numbers…
In 2011 : 2,673 accidents
In 2012 : 2,743 accidents, (ok, slight increase, hope it’s not the start of something…)
In 2013 : 3,430. (Drastic Jump – this isn’t the direction we’re supposed to be going in, people!)

Picture shows a recent Accident in Three Rivers Live Oak County that cost the lives of three oilfield workers. DPS suspects driver fatigue. Picture credit: KZTV

What’s going on?
The rural infrastructure in Dimmit, La Salle, McMullen, Karnes and Dewitt counties was not intended for the massive increase in mostly commercial truck traffic. The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) research has found, and to no surprise, that the push of traffic happens between 9am and 5pm. In the Permian Basin, another Boom Area, they’re seeing the same thing. The most dangerous time for driving […]