Author Archives: Rush Gransee

Tractor Trailer Wrecks in Texas Need to be Thoroughly Investigated

In early July, the Wilson County News reported that, just after lunchtime, a truck driver for R Construction Oilfield Services created a multiple-vehicle wreck. The driver of the tractor trailer caused the crashes due to his failure to adequately stop, while approaching non-moving traffic at the intersection of U.S. 181 and C.R. 130. The tractor […]

Man sentenced to 14 years for injuring soccer player

A Texas man was sentenced to 14 years in jail after being involved in a hit-and-run while driving while impaired. According to the report, the hit-and-run caused serious injuries to a University of Texas soccer player. The man left the scene of the accident, but a motorcycle rider who had witnessed the incident followed him […]

Texas teen facing charges in fatal one-car crash

A teenager is facing charges following an accident in which one person was killed. The teen has been charged in the 339th state District Court with intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter in connection with the fatal accident. A car containing three people was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed in a Nissan Maxima, […]

Three injured in three-vehicle accident in Texas

A late afternoon accident in Texas, near the Texoma Medical Center, shut down all of the northbound lanes of Highway 75 in Sherman around 5 p.m. Multiple vehicles were involved in the crash that occurred near Fallon Drive. The highway remained closed for about an hour while first responders worked at the scene. Shortly after […]

Fatal accident results in Texas man charged

A Texas man was charged with intoxication manslaughter after an accident. According to authorities, the man crashed into another driver around 7:39 p.m. on July 6th. The victim, who was 45-years-old, was on his way to work when the fatal accident took place. The auto accident allegedly occurred when the man ran into the back […]

New trucking law aims to promote trucker safety

The U.S. Department of Transportation claims that more than 3,000 people die every year as a result of bus or large truck crashes. The leading cause for these accidents is fatigue, accounting for around 13 percent of all fatalities. People interested in reducing the number of trucking accidents here in Bexar County will be interested […]

Head-on Collision Kills Five

A head-on car crash that ended with five fatalities is still being investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety. The collision, which occurred near Los Fresnos, appears to have occurred when a Toyota RAV4 being driven by a 32-year-old female driver swerved into oncoming traffic. The Toyota RAV4 then struck a Toyota Corolla that […]