On behalf of Ivey Law Firm, P.C. | Mar 5, 2020 | Car Accidents
Car accident victims should know how to protect themselves following a car accident. Part of that is knowing what steps to take after they have been injured by a negligent driver in a car accident. Steps to take following a car accident: Remain at the scene – though...
On behalf of Ivey Law Firm, P.C. | Jan 23, 2020 | Car Accidents
After you have been injured in a car accident, you will undoubtedly face huge medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering and other damages. A personal injury lawsuit can help you recover compensation for these damages, and can be crucial to you and your family...
On behalf of Ivey Law Firm, P.C. | Dec 19, 2019 | Car Accidents
While many Texans may think of rear-end collisions as little more than fender-benders, they can and often do lead to serious or even fatal injuries. Depending on the speed of the vehicle at the time of the accident and other factors, a person can experience whiplash,...
On behalf of Ivey Law Firm, P.C. | Nov 21, 2019 | Car Accidents
Despite efforts to educate the public about the dangers of distracted driving and to crack down on this sort of behavior, this bad habit continues to cause tragic deaths on the highways in an around Houston. In an analysis of 2017 statistics, the National Highway...
On behalf of Ivey Law Firm, P.C. | Nov 6, 2019 | Car Accidents
A young Houston woman, who was only 21-years-old, died after a major accident at a local intersection. According to reports, law enforcement officials put responsibility for the collision on a 29-year-old man. The man was also injured in the accident and had to be...
On behalf of Ivey Law Firm, P.C. | Oct 24, 2019 | Car Accidents
For 2019, the week of October 20 through October 26 was National Teen Driver Safety Week. The week was a good opportunity for parents in the Houston area to remind their teenagers of safe driving habits. Of course, parents also need to set a good example by driving...
On behalf of Ivey Law Firm, P.C. | Oct 11, 2019 | Car Accidents
Especially at high speeds, but in any car accident, there is always a chance that one or more vehicles involved will catch fire.After all, motor vehicles have fuel, oil and other potentially flammable fluids stored in them because those fluids are necessary for the...
On behalf of Ivey Law Firm, P.C. | Sep 26, 2019 | Car Accidents
There are a lot of habits that Texas drivers could probably recognize are not safe practices when behind the wheel. Although not drunk or drugged driving, these so-called driver fails, that is, failures in good judgment, are all potentially dangerous. In many cases,...
On behalf of Ivey Law Firm, P.C. | Sep 12, 2019 | Car Accidents
The good news is that the rate of drunk driving deaths have declined slightly, by a hair over 2 percent, over the last 15 or so years. In 2000, almost 1,500 people died in drunk driving accidents on the roads of this state. In 2017, the number had dropped to 1,468....
On behalf of Ivey Law Firm, P.C. | Aug 29, 2019 | Car Accidents
As is the case with other traffic laws, there is a good reason why our state has speed limits. Basically, traveling at a lower speed both reduces the likelihood of a car accident happening in the first place and reduces the severity of those crashes that will...
