This year our great city is playing host to Super Bowl LI. While many of us will be watching the game from the comforts of our home, many will be at the game itself, cheering on the Falcons or the Patriots. It also means Houston’s roadways are going to be clogged with people who had […]
You need to buy some milk for dinner. Reluctantly, you pick up the keys and head out the door. As you drive to the store, your car gets hit. The accident causes you to injure your back. It is later when you learn that the other driver, who is only 17, was drunk at the […]
We have to put a damper on your holiday celebrations. Besides, you most likely already know. There’s an increase in drunk driving accidents in December. Unfortunately, this means that more people are at risk for personal injury or a fatal accident. Think it’s just a myth? First, according to a Texas government website, the frequency […]
Your neighbors leave their three college-age sons alone for the weekend. As soon as the parents walk out the door, they decide to throw a party. The hosts serve alcohol to the guests, many of whom are underage. One of the underage guests decides it’s time to leave and it’s clear that he is intoxicated […]
It’s Friday night. You’ve had a couple of drinks. The bar is closing and it is time to go home. You don’t live very far, maybe about 10-15 minutes. You feel confident about your driving abilities and bid your friends adieu before getting behind the wheel. Next thing you know, your car is going too […]
Driving after ingesting alcohol is the worst time to be driving, but driving after taking drugs comes in as a close second. And yet, 10 million people have driven under the influence of illicit drugs in 2014. In 2010, 11 percent of crashes involving drugged drivers were fatal. We learn much about how alcohol affects our […]