Houston Personal Injury Attorneys – Smith & Hassler

A man was killed in a rear-end collision yesterday around 3:00 p.m. The man’s Jeep Cherokee had broken down on the East Beltway 8 feeder road near West Lake Houston Parkway. The man had called a family member for assistance and was waiting in his vehicle when it was struck from behind by a wrecker, causing the Jeep to catch fire. The wrecker driver and one other person pulled the man from the Jeep and attempted CPR but the man died at the accident scene.

Photo credit: KHOU Channel 11 News

Photo credit: Channel 11 News Houston

Houston personal injury attorneys since 1989: Smith & Hassler law firm.

According to police a speeding Hyundai slammed into the back of an empty SUV being pulled behind a wrecker on E. Orem near Webercrest. The Hyundai hit the SUV hard enough to shove it forward into the wrecker. Channel 13’s story says the wrecker driver was not hurt in the accident but the driver of the Hyundai was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

The driver of this Hyundai was taken to hospital after rear-ending a towed SUV