News & opinion Speeding Is a Factor in More Than 60% of Houston’s Fatal Accidents

Speeding Is a Factor in More Than 60% of Houston’s Fatal Accidents

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even lose thei

lives.

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speeding d

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Houston c

ccident l fi

m c

n help you fight fo

compens

tion. You

d

m

ges m

y include mo

e th

n just you

medic

l expenses. To ensu

e th

t you fight fo

the best outcome possible, conside

f

ee c

se consult

tion tod

y to discuss the det

ils of youccident. Ou

Houston leg

l p

ofession

ls e he

e to help dete

mine you

eligibility to pu

sue compens

tion. Don’t miss out on the money you’

e entitled to!

hy Speeding Is D

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ding to the NHTS

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use:
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    e

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These

e just

fe

ex

mples of

hy speeding is d

nge

ous.

hile these

e

sons m

y seem obvious, f

too m

ny Houston d

ive

s believe they c

n s

fely speed. This fo

m of

eckless

nd

gg

essive d

iving pl

ces eve

yone

t

isk fo

life-ch

nging inju

ies

nd possible de

th.

No one c

n p

edict sudden moves by othe

d

ive

s o possible distction of the speeding d

ive

. It only t

kes

second fo d

ive

to lose cont

ol of the vehicle

nd csh into

nothe

c, pedest

i

n, o

bicyclist.

speeding d

ive

m

y

lso st

ike

fixed object—like

b

ie

o

medi

n—th

t c

uses the d

ive

to lose cont

ol of the c o

t

uck. The

e is no esc

ping

n out-of-cont

ol, speeding vehicle. The immedi

te

fte

m

th of such

n

ccident m

y ove

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nxiety<>. The

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iveesponsible fo

you

hm is the one

ho should p

y you

medic

l costs

nd othe

d

m

ges.

Houston c

ccident lyeill

ttempt to negoti

te

ith the d

ive

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nce comp

ny fo f

i

settlement. Most insunce comp

nies

ill not nt the time

nd costs involved

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t

i

l

nd

ill

o

k h

d to keep you

Houston c

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t.

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n insunce

djuste

m

y c

ll o

visit you soon

fte

the

ccident. The

djuste

ill most likely

nt to settle

ith you by offe

ing you

n

mount of f

st c

sh.

n initi

l settlement offe

f

om

n insunce comp

ny c

n be

ppe

ling

s you

oy

bout you

bills. Se

ious inju

ies c

n del

y—o

p

event—you f

om

etu

ning to

o

k, but the f

ct th

t you stopped

o

king does not me

n th

t you

household bills stopped

iving. In f

ct, ne

bills fo

you

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l costs c

n quickly pile up > into mo

e th

n you c

n m

n

ge.

The p

nic you feel

bout you

situ

tion c

n le

d you to m

ke

poo

decision—such

s

ccepting

n insu

nce comp

ny’s initi

l offe

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m

y put money in you

b

nk

ccount, but those funds

ill most likely not p

y fo

you

long-te

m costs

el

ted to the

ccident.

sides

ipe,

e-end, side-imp

ct, o

he

d-on collision c

n le

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ith

c

t

st

ophic inju

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ccepting

settlement offe

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tions l

te

is

b

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tion. Once you

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nnot file

nothe

cl

im o

civil l

suit fo

ddition

l funds. This is

hy you must m

ke ceful

nd kno

ledge

ble decisions

hen it comes to settlements. The insunce indust

y is

lge indust

y th

t m

kes money by unde

p

ying

ccident victims, o

not p

ying them

t

ll! Insunce comp

nies’ effo

ts to p

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p

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tion fo

the full cost of you

inju

ies,

hich is unf

i

to you.

h

t m

y seem like

good idet the time—

ccepting the insu

nce settlement—m

y h

unt you l

te

if you

medic

l condition

o

sens. The tu

moil of the

ccident

nd the m

jo

life ch

nges th

t

ccomp

ny it e enough to de

l

ith; le

ve the leg

l complexities to

n expe

ienced p

ofession

l.

Houston c

ccident lye

c

n fight fo

the compens

tion th

t fits you

needs

nd not the compens

tion

n insu

nce comp

ny nts to give you.

n insu

nce comp

ny m

y go

s f

s to bl

me you fo

the

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ill

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k hd to p

ove the

esponsible d

ive

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nd li

bility. If youccident s due to

speeding d

ive

, you should not be the one to p

y fo

you

costs

nd othe

d

m

ges. This

equi

es fighting hd

nd st

nding fi

m in you

esolve fo

filing

Houston c

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f

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ious inju

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n

esult in long-te

m costs

nd pe

m

nent dis

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the c

e th

t you o loved one

equi

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spin

l co

d inju

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n cost millions. Speci

l equipment like

po

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ch

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nd home modific

tions to

ccommod

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e costly.

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cing the ch

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th

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s

nd othe

expenses c

n quickly become unm

n

ge

ble.

In

ddition to the long-te

m costs

ssoci

ted

ith

spin

l co

d inju

y e the

el

ted costs of inju

ies, such

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    n

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    m

    y le

    ve you

    ith inte

    n

    l inju

    ies. If

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    mined th

    t you suffe

    ed inte

    n

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    ccident, conside

    fighting fo

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    pedest

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    moto

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    ho suffe

    s

    o

    d

    sh due to

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    ive

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    n f

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    upts f

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    nd psychologic

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quickly

speeding d

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c

n ch

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d

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suing compens

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you

d

m

ges.

Houston Speeding

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m

ges

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ch Houston c

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ccident victims typic

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close loved one due to

speeding d

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pu

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m

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n youo

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suing

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no one—Houston c

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loss. Missing the de

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The soone

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ct

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f

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Cont

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The imp

ct of

speeding d

ive

on you

life is something you likely don’t see coming.

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o

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tions,

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s.

If you o

loved one suffe

ed se

ious h

m due to

speeding d

ive

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you lost

close loved one—conside

you

next steps cefully. Cont

cting

Houston etto

ney fo

f

ee c

se consult

tion c

n help you feel

t e

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