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Collin County Teens Killed in Rollover Crash School’s out, graduations have come and gone, and summer is finally here. Scores of teens, many of whom have just graduated from high school, are taking to Dallas-area roadways with their friends for some fun before they enter college or the work force. Unfortunately, things don’t always…

On April 24, 2014, Courtney Ann Sanford of Clemmons, NC was out driving and listening to music. She decided to pick up phone and make her feelings about a hit song by Pharrell known to all her Facebook friends via text message. The New York Daily News reports that her post read, “The happy song…

What is Driver Fatigue? A 2010 article in U.S. News and World Report says that driving while tired (aka “drowsy driving”) is just as dangerous as driving while intoxicated. Just like drunk driving, “tired driving” can be deadly. The state of New Jersey was the first to adopt Maggie’s Law, named after a 20-year-old…

KHOU Reports Aggie Player’s Death in Auto Accident KHOU News in Houston reported the November 2013 death of Polo Manukainiu, a 19-year-old redshirt freshman football player for the Texas A & M Aggies. Manukainiu died in a single-car rollover crash along with his cousins Gaius “Keio” Vaenuku, who had been recruited to play football at…

Truckers to Distracted Car Drivers: Put Down the Phones Tom Clark, Senior VP of Operations for Con-way Freight suggests that car drivers should take a lesson from the nation’s truckers. In an opinion piece for NJ.com, Clark offers some advice for distracted drivers, along with some sobering statistics. Clark suggests that the nation’s truckers…

Some Claim Marijuana is “Safer” than Alcohol—but is that True? You may have seen multiple news stories of late about the fact that Washington and Colorado legalized marijuana for private use in 2013. The Austin Chronicle also reportsthat a movement is underway to legalize pot in Texas. Many advocates for legalizing marijuana claim that…

TIPS for Safely Driving on Ice Roads There is a chance of icy conditions coming to North Texas in the days ahead. At GreeningLaw, P.C. we see an increase in the number of injury cases during this time due to negligent driving on the icy roads. The American Automobile Association provides the following tips…

I had a potential client call me a couple of days ago.  Her husband was in a car accident.  She was at home and had received a call from him from the scene of the accident.  She told me she was headed to the scene, but wanted to know what she should tell her…

Texting is Distracting and Dangerous in Many Situations Texting, whether reading or typing, is distracting and dangerous. Consider the following. While drinking alcohol and driving is dangerous and is the cause for many serious injuries and deaths, new studies have shown that texting while driving is even more dangerous. In addition, walking while texting…