Author: Michael S. Callahan

Should you be driving a vehicle with recalled parts in Texas? At any moment, there are thousands of vehicles on the recalled list at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Right now, because of the Takata airbag recall and others, there are millions of vehicles on that recall list being driven on roads throughout the […]

A nationwide recall has been declared for Polaris vehicles due to serious fire hazard. Recently the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of about 133,000 Polaris recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) due to fire hazard. There has been a total of 160 reports of fires with these ROVs. Of the 160 reports, 19 included injuries […]

Thanks to trucking industry lobbyists, profits are winning over the safety of Texas drivers in the nation’s capital. Trucking lobbyists are hurting Texas drivers. The pleas from the families of those seriously injured in truck accidents are nowhere near as loud as the whispers of trucking industry lobbyists into the ears of too many legislators. […]

Just because you don’t hear about an accident on the Houston evening news every night, doesn’t mean they’re not happening. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, nearly 4,000 people die in accidents with large trucks every year across the nation. The leading cause of these truck accidents is driver fatigue. Unfortunately, not all of […]

Pipeline accidents are becoming a more common occurrence in Texas and across the nation. Last month two workers were killed and another was injured when they were repairing a gas pipeline just outside the Southcross Energy facility near Woodsboro, Texas. According to Houston Public Media, the two workers who died were in a hole repairing […]

Texas is one of four states that have yet to ban texting and driving. Get a free case evaluation if you or your family has been affected by a texting driver. Texting is one of the most dangerous distracted driving activities that a driver can engage in. It’s so dangerous that 46 of 50 states […]

Research and inspect IKEA products for potential hazards before making a purchase at a Houston IKEA. IKEA can be a fun place to shop. They do have some handy products that make life easier. But, they also seem to have more than their share of recalled products. For example, in 2016 alone, IKEA has had […]

Fatigued truck driving is one of the leading causes of large truck accidents every year. In many cases, drivers become fatigued as a result of trying to transport as many loads as possible in the shortest amount of time. This is because the drivers are paid either by the load or by the mile traveled. […]

When truck drivers get tired, the results can be deadly. This is true on any road, whether in Houston or throughout the state of Texas. In June of 2014, a truck accident involving comedian Tracy Morgan and a Walmart semi-truck brought to the forefront a very serious problem on the roads today. Morgan suffered serious […]

Truck accidents in Texas are caused by many things including the mental health of the driver. Large truck crashes with passenger vehicles usually result in serious and sometimes fatal injuries for the people in the passenger vehicle. These crashes are often caused by the negligence of the commercial vehicle driver or the company that owns […]