Recent News for Accidents in Houston
Below you will find the latest updates on the most serious vehicle crashes and other major accidents in and around Houston, Texas. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident in Houston, please call The Callahan Law Firm for a no-cost consultation. To keep up with the latest traffic information, click here to see Live Twitter Updates.
As the popularity of large pickup trucks grows for both work and personal use, safeguarding the well-being of all passengers has never been more crucial. Shockingly, recent tests carried out by the esteemed Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) have exposed a troubling truth: certain popular pickup trucks fail to provide adequate protection to backseat passengers in […]
A plane crash occurred this morning in Waller just outside of Houston, Texas, injuring one passenger. The accident occurred when the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-87, rolled through a fence and caught fire during a departure from the Houston Executive Airport at around 9:58 a.m. The Texas Department of Public Safety reported the crash, stating that the […]
Two people have died after a drunk driver in a pickup truck struck their vehicle in Crosby, Texas, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The victims, two women, were in a Nissan Versa. The driver of the Nissan Versa was attempting to back out of a private driveway when a white Toyota Tundra crashed into […]
A man has died on the Northwest side of Houston this morning after being hit and killed by a car driving by. The accident occurred close to 4 a.m. on West Little York Road, close to where it intersects Guhn Road. The victim, a man in his 40s, had stopped after his vehicle had broken […]
One person has died after a wrong-way accident involving three vehicles occurred on Highway 249. The accident was called in to police around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, October 9th. The collision occurred on Highway 249 in the 14700 block, between where the highway intersects with Hollister Road and Seton Lake Drive. A man driving a […]
A pedestrian was fatally injured on Thursday night while walking across the Eastex Freeway. Investigators believe he was struck by multiple vehicles, with three vehicles involved in the accident. The accident occurred around 11:30 pm on Thursday night, near the 11800 block of US 59’s southbound main lanes, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. […]
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a pickup truck in southeast Houston on Saturday night. The accident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on Saturday at the 9200 block of Clearwood Drive, close to the Gulf Freeway. It was reported that the man was attempting to cross Clearwood Drive when a white Toyota Tacoma hit […]
A two-vehicle accident that sent one vehicle flying onto an embankment has left one woman dead and two others injured. The collision occurred around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29th, near the intersection of Hamilton Street and Pierce Street, just north of where 69 and 45 intersect. According to the Harris County District Attorney’s office, […]
Six bicyclists were injured after being struck by a pickup truck with a 16-year-old at the wheel. Authorities state that after the accident, two of the four injured bikers were airlifted by helicopter and transported to a Houston hospital, with one of them being treated for a traumatic brain injury. Two of the other four […]
On Monday, an 8-car pileup accident in Sealy resulted in one fatality and injuries for several other drivers. The San Felipe Police Department reported that a vehicle had a tire blowout and had stopped in the middle of the road. Oncoming vehicles were trying to avoid the car, stopping behind it, but an 18-wheeler was […]