Houston, TX (November 04, 2021) – A car accident that took place on Thursday, November 4th left at least one victim with injuries in Houston.
Officials responded to the scene on the Gulf Freeway at Tellepsen at about 8:40 p.m.
Emergency Medical Technicians were dispatched to the scene to provide any necessary medical aid to the injured parties. Officials are not releasing any details regarding the extent of their injuries.
No names or current medical conditions have been made released.
The three righthand lanes were blocked off while investigators worked to establish the cause of the accident.
Our thoughts are with the injured victims and their families at this time. We hope for their full recovery.
Car Accidents in Texas
In Houston and throughout the state of Texas, injury-causing accidents take place thousands of times every year, injuring and sometimes ending the lives of several thousand victims. As reported by the Texas Department of Transportation, in 2018 there were over 12,000 critical car accidents that resulted in injury in Texas. Of those accidents, 14,937 people were injured and more than 3,000 lost their lives.
Regrettably, almost all of the collisions that take place in Texas and within the United States are caused by some kind of driver negligence. Recent statistics compiled concerning the most common causes of traffic accidents in the US found that about 94% of the car crashes that take place are the result of driver recklessness, carelessness, or negligence.
Houston Personal Injury Attorneys
If you or someone you love has been injured in a Houston road accident, contacting a Houston personal injury lawyer may be your best bet in order to obtain full and fair financial remuneration for your injuries and losses that may have resulted from your recent accident. If you feel that the death of your family member was the result of someone else’s negligence, contact a Houston wrongful death attorney for information concerning how you can obtain financial compensation to cover things like outstanding medical bills and funeral costs.
The seasoned and skilled attorneys at Williams Hart & Boundas in Houston, Texas have been successfully helping injured crash victims and their families collect the financial compensation they deserve since 1983. For decades, our personal injury law firm in Houston has been protecting and preserving the legal rights of our clients by negotiating just financial compensation amounts from insurance companies and other sources.
Call our law firm at 713-230-2200 in order to find out whether you qualify for financial compensation depending on the circumstances of your recent accident. We work on a contingency fee basis which means you pay nothing unless you are able to collect financial compensation. Call us at your earliest convenience.
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Disclaimer: We write these posts with the intention of providing general information about driving safety with the hope that people will slow down and use an abundance of caution when operating a motor vehicle and avoid being seriously injured in an accident. If you are in an accident, we want to make sure that you know how to react appropriately. This post is not intended to be deemed as legal or medical advice of any kind. The picture used in this post was not taken at the actual accident scene.