by Attorney Todd Ivey | 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,...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | 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....
by Attorney Todd Ivey | 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...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Aug 2, 2019 | Car Accidents
Many residents of the Houston area have probably heard or seen at least one public service announcement warning about the dangers of distracted driving. Indeed, safety advocates and law enforcement officers have made it a priority to reduce the frequency of texting...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Jul 3, 2019 | Car Accidents
An annual report prepared by a major insurance company ranked Houston as the 158th safest city when it comes to driving, at least for 2019. Although the report is prepared by an insurance company, it has broader ramifications, as at least one major media source used...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Jun 6, 2019 | Car Accidents
An officer with the Houston Police Department, along with a toddler and his mom, were all hospitalized after an accident. According to reports, while the officer apparently was on duty at the time of the wreck, he was not responding to a call. In such situations,...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | May 23, 2019 | Car Accidents
According to a recent study, about half of all parents who are from the Millennial generation disapprove of distracted driving, saying that it is never a safe practice while behind the wheel. Among parents from earlier generations, closer to 60 percent say that the...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Feb 1, 2019 | Car Accidents
While it may be easy to say one’s car accident is someone else’s fault, proving fault in a court of law is a complicated matter. Even where it may be obvious that one’s rear-end accident has been caused by someone else’s negligence, there are...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Jan 4, 2019 | Car Accidents
The loss of any life is tragic and can neither be measured or replaced, but when a young person dies, it is especially tragic. A young life brings with it a lot of promise and expectations, and when it ends, it leaves a hole in the lives not only of their parents but...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Sep 25, 2018 | Car Accidents
Driving is nothing short of a necessity in modern society. As writer E. B. White said, “Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.” Every time you get behind the wheel of an automobile, you’re putting yourself at some level of...
