Houston Personal Injury Attorneys – Smith & Hassler

A horse was killed last night in north Houston when the horse and its rider were struck by a car. The car accident happened at Lomax at Knight shortly before 9:00pm. Police report that an SUV struck the horse and its rider when the rider attempted to cross the street. The man was knocked off his horse but is not reported to have been injured. While the horse was able to stand on its own, the Houston Humane Society said the horse was severely injured and determined the horse needed to be put down.

An accident in North Houston between a horse and an SUV lead to the horse being put down.

Saturday February 19, 2011: An 83-year old man was killed in a three car accident in northwest Houston according to authorities. The unidentified elderly man was driving a tan-colored Cadillac Coupe Deville westbound on FM1960 at around 10:45am when he allegedly ran a red light at an intersection of the Tomball Parkway East service road. A green-colored Chevrolet traveling northbound crashed into the drivers side of the Cadillac which caused the 83-year olds vehicle to spin into other lanes. A blue colored Lincoln then crashed into the front of the Cadillac. Paramedics transported the Cadillac driver to Memorial Hermann Hospital Medical Center where, sadly, he passed away.

Smith & Hassler has represented thousands of people in Houston and throughout Texas in car accident personal injury cases. The Smith & Hassler law firm has practiced exclusively personal injury law for more than 20-years. If you or a friend or family members has been injured due to another’s negligence, call Smith & Hassler‘s experienced Houston personal injury lawyers for a free consultation.

A Klein Independent School District bus was involved in an accident in northwest Harris County on Friday February 19, 2011. The bus was filled with students from Northampton Elementary School when it was involved in a crash in the Five Oaks subdivision shortly after 4:00PM. Four students asked to be transported to the hospital to be checked out. The school district said that the accident did not appear to be serious, and the injured students‘ parents have been notified.

4 Klein I.S.D. elementary students were injured in a school bus accident Friday.

Police are working to figure out what caused a woman to lose control of her SUV and crash through the wall of a Bank of America in northeast Harris County Thursday afternoon. Authorities have said that the 40-year old woman driving the SUV did not suffer from any unanticipated medical condition such as a heart attack or blackout that would explain the car accident. The SUV was completely inside the building, breaking desks and computers as it plowed through the bank. Skid marks were also visible inside. Fortunately no injuries were reported to the driver or to customers inside the bank.  Perhaps the driver misunderstood what’s meant by “drive-through banking” (who said lawyers don’t have a sense of humor).

No injuries reported when 40-year old woman drives through front of a Bank of America

If you’ve been injured by an out-of-control vehicle, call Houston personal injury attorneys Smith & Hassler. We’ll give you a free consultation, in person or by phone, and explain the steps involved in seeking compensation for medical costs, lost wages, physical pain, mental anguish, physical impairment and any other damages that may apply in your case.  Don’t assume your Houston car accident injury claim will work out great just because you want it to: expert advice from an experienced Houston personal injury attorney early on will make all the difference.

The Youtube video below shows a near head-on collision between three Smith & Hassler clients riding in a Hyundai Elantra compact car and a GEICO insured driver in a Mitsubishi Eclipse. This serious car accident happened on July 2, 2010 in Tomball, Texas and was captured on the dashboard camera of a Tomball Police Department patrol car that was traveling behind our clients’ Hyundai. As you can see from the video, the collision happened on a rainy day. The GEICO insured’s vehicle (for reasons unknown) cross the center line of the two lane roadway and struck our client’s vehicle nearly head-on. The impact stopped our clients’ car dead and the GEICO insured’s vehicle was thrown into a water filled drainage ditch to the right of the roadway. Our clients were transported by EMS to the hospital and subsequently had follow-up care. GEICO paid their insured’s bodily injury policy limit to settle our clients’ injury claims and also paid for our client’s totaled Hyundai.

If you have been injured in an automobile accident, why not put the experienced Houston personal injury attorneys at Smith & Hassler to work for you? This video footage shows how important it can be to gather and preserve the evidence in your injury case. You can speak to an attorney at Smith & Hassler about your car, motorbike, pedestrian, 18-wheeler or other motor vehicle accident injury claim and get a free consultation. Big insurance companies have representatives working hard on their side: wouldn’t you like to have someone working hard on YOUR side?

A 3-year old toddler was hurt when he was hit by an SUV in Porter, Texas which is in Montgomery County. The accident was at around 2:15PM in the 20400 block of Ravenwing Drive at Canary Lane. Investigators said the 3-year old’s mother and aunt were backing the SUV out of the driveway to go to the store when they hit the toddler: they didn’t know he was in the driveway. The 3-year old was flown by helicopter life-light to Memorial Hermann Hospital where he was listed in critical condition. The Houston Chronicle reported that the boy sustained head injuries in the accident.

Toddler hurt in auto pedestrian accident in Porter, TX is life-flighted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in critical condition

The toddler was accidentally backed-over in a tragic accident

Smith & Hassler has represented hundreds of babies, toddlers, young children and teenagers injured in car accidents and auto versus pedestrian accidents. We wish these accidents never happen, but unfortunately serious injuries to children can and do occur. The personal injury lawyers at Smith & Hassler take cases involving injury to children very seriously and represent this vulnerable group of clients aggressively. All but one of the Smith & Hassler attorneys have children of their own, many of us have young children. If your child or teenage has been injured in an accident, call or email the experienced Houston personal injury attorneys at Smith & Hassler for a no-cost, no-pressure consultation.

February 15, 2011: A 51-year old woman lost control on her Toyota RAV4 SUV on Lake Robbins Drive near I-45 close to The Woodlands Mall around 4:30PM. The SUV crashed into a lake and the woman was hospitalized. A dive team pulled the SUV out of the water at around 5:00PM police said. Paramedics performed CPR on the woman for several minutes before taking her to Memorial Hermann Hospital The Woodlands; her condition was not released. ABC Eyewitness News’ report described the woman’s age as 59-years, not 51. Reportedly five witnesses that saw the SUV ditch into the lake tried to rescue the woman but couldn’t because all of the windows in the vehicle were rolled-up.

51-year old woman taken to hospital when her SUV crashed in to a lake in The Woodlands, TX

If you, a friend or a family member have been injured in a car accident, almost immediately you will have to begin navigating the insurance claims process. The more an insurance company has to pay to settle your claim, the more money they lose: as a business decision they want to pay you as little as possible. Don’t let yourself be talked into settling your claim too early: call the experienced Houston personal injury attorneys at Smith & Hassler. We represent injured people in their claims against insurance carriers all day, every day: let the personal injury attorneys at Smith & Hassler put their years of experience to work for you. Call for a free consultation, either in person or by phone.

Police say a 17-year old driver died in a rollover car accident at around 11:50am on Sunday February 13th. The teenager was driving a white-colored Honda Accord in the 10400 block of the Southwest Freeway. Investigators said the driver lost control while exiting on the service road near Beltway 8. When the car slid and overturned, the driver and a rear seat passenger were ejected from the car, according to detectives. Police say the driver died at the scene and the ejected passenger and one other passenger were transported to Ben Taub, reportedly with minor injuries.

What the Toyota sudden acceleration and resulting injuries and deaths have reinforced is that single car accidents are not always due to driver error. Sometimes a vehicle defect may either be responsible for the initial accident, or may may injuries or death more likely due to design, manufacturing or warning defects for which the vehicle manufacturer is responsible. If you or a loved on have been seriously injured in a car accident and believe a failure on the part of the vehicle may have contributed to serious injury or loss of life, call the experienced personal injury attorneys at Smith & Hassler for a free consultation regarding your potential products liability case.

A wrong-way driver caused a collision in downtown Houston that left a man in the hospital early Saturday morning. Police report that a man driving a Toyota car heading the wrong way on Fannin near McIlhenny crashed into another vehicle around 12:30am. The Toyota driver was taken to hospital in stable condition and the driver of the other vehicle was unhurt. Authorities indicate a blood draw would be done to determine if alcohol was a factor in the crash.

Over our 20+ year history Smith & Hassler has represented thousands of people in Houston and throughout Texas that have been injured in motor vehicle accidents. Automobile insurance companies like to settle serious injury claims for as little as possible as quickly as possible: they know that once you sign a settlement release and accept a check, their obligation to compensate you ends. Do not allow yourself to be talked into settling your automobile accident injury claim too soon: calls the experienced personal injury attorneys at Smith & Hassler for a free consultation regarding your car accident injury claim.

February 8, 2011: Two women were injured and sent to hospital and another woman died in a car crash Tuesday evening. The driver apparently lost control of her car around 7:00PM along Westpark near Buffalo Speedway in Houston according to the police.  The three women, all of whom were elderly, were in a Lexus sedan. The driver crashed through two gates at a senior living center, traveled across Westpark and went off the road, ultimately landing in a ditch after striking a fence. Witnesses told police that it appeared the Lexus was traveling at 70MPH when it left the roadway and crashed through the senior center. The women in the car were taken to Memorial Hermann Medical Center where the back seat passenger was pronounced dead. Police plan to question the driver to see if she has a medical condition that would explain her sudden loss of control of the vehicle.

If you are searching for a Houston personal injury attorney to represent you, call Smith & Hassler at 713 739 1250 or 1-800-WIN-WIN1 and ask to speak directly to an attorney for a free consultation. Houston personal injury lawyers Smith & Hassler have more than 20-years in Houston representing injured Texans and their loved ones.