Houston Personal Injury Attorneys – Smith & Hassler

News Channel 2 is reporting that an 18-month old little boy was fatally struck by a pickup truck in an apartment complex parking lot on Sunday February 27, 2011.  According to Houston police, the boy wandered outside an apartment in the 12200 block of Sapling Way at around 1:30PM. Somehow the child found his way to the parking lot and the driver of a pickup truck traveling through the complex hit him. The boy was transported to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital where he died.  The boy has not been identified and no charges have been filed against the driver of the pickup truck.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2009 4,092 pedestrians died in traffic crashes. And estimated 59,000 were injured in 2009, 13,00 of those injured were age 14 and younger.  If you or your child have been injured in a pedestrian accident, contact the experienced Houston personal injury attorneys at Smith & Hassler for a free review of your case.  The insurance company for the driver that injured you will be working hard to protect their interests: wouldn’t you like the reassurance of a personal injury law firm working hard to protect you?

Sunday February 27, 2011: a 3-car crash in northwest Harris County early Sunday has killed a 20-year old college student and injured six other people. According to investigators, the driver of a 1996 Chrysler Sebring was traveling east in the 7900 block of Spring Cypress when he changed lanes to pass another vehicle but lost control of his car which caused him to cross over into the westbound lanes. The Sebring was then hit by a 2007 GMC Yukon traveling westbound on Spring Cypress. The Sebring was then struck by a third vehicle, a 2007 Lexus RX350 also traveling west. The driver of the Sebring died at the accident scene and four passenger from the Yukon as well as a passenger from the Lexus were taken to Houston Northwest Medical Center. Today Martina Morgan identified the driver of the Sebring as her 20-year old son David James Morgan, a neuroscience major at the University of Texas at Dallas: David had just left his family’s home and was returning to Dallas when the collision happened.

Smith & Hassler has 20+ years experience handling claims and lawsuits associated with automobile accidents.  If you have been injured in a car accident, contact the Houston personal injury attorneys at Smith & Hassler for a free consultation.