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Tesla Model S Involved in Fatal South Florida Crash 22-year-old woman killed after Tesla Model S ran stop sign, collided with parked vehicle For the second time in three months, a vehicle made by Tesla Motors has been involved in a fatal traffic accident. In this post, the automobile accident injury lawyer at The Doan Law Firm will report on the circumstances of the latest crash before discussing the possibility that recent accident investigations suggest that Tesla’s highly-touted “Autopilot” driver…

Houston police were investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred at 5200 Katy Freeway, also known as West Interstate Highway 10, on the service road early in the morning last month. Two victims were in a gold Chevrolet pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed in the eastbound lanes of the Katy Freeway, when their truck veered across two lanes, across the right shoulder and then up into a grassy area surrounding an entrance ramp from the feeder…

Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in a fatal traffic accident in the 9400 block of Westheimer early last month. The suspect, Miguel A. Zepeta-Rodriguez, 20, is charged with criminally negligent homicide in State District Court, accused in the death of Yolanda Lopez Martinez, 54, of Houston. Zepeta-Rodriguez was driving a gray Ford Explorer westbound on Westheimer and approaching Westerland when his vehicle suddenly crossed the center median. The Ford then struck a maroon Plymouth Voyager, driven by…

Houston police are continuing their investigation of a fatal traffic accident that occurred in the 8200 block of Westheimer about 2:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 28th. The victim was reportedly attempting to cross Westheimer without using a marked crosswalk. He was struck by a tan Toyota Camry traveling eastbound. The pedestrian, only identified as a male pedestrian, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. So far, no…

Last week a demolition worker suffered fatal injuries after being trapped underneath a 1,000 pound section of concrete slab during a demolition. The building being demolished was the historic 1965 Flagship Hotel at 2501 Seawall Boulevard in Galveston, Texas. An autopsy of the 65 year old, Tauelangi Angilau, is ordered for later this week. After suffering a crushing injury, firefighters and other rescue crews used hydraulic tools and prying bars to free Angilau, who was taken to the University of…