One killed and four others injured in Cleburne crash

One woman was killed and four others were injured in a wreck that occurred near the intersection of North Nolan River Road and Loop 67 in Cleburne.  The woman was who killed riding in a car that was struck by a pickup truck.  The woman and the driver of the pickup truck were taken by helicopter to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth.  She later died of her injuries.  Three other victims of the wreck, including two small children that were riding in the backseat of the car, were treated for minor injuries.

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Bicyclist hit and killed by truck

A bicycle rider was killed Friday night after he was hit by a truck.  

The victim was 37-year-old Larry Lepley of Cleburne, Texas. Cleburne was traveling in the right lane of Burleson Boulevard, also known as the Interstate 35W service road. He was hit by a truck that was also traveling northbound on the two-lane road.

Lepley was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The cause of death was cited as blunt force trauma.  

Police say that Lepley’s bike had no front or rear lights. The speed at which the truck was traveling at the time of the accident is still unknown.

The accident remains under investigation.

To read more about this Texas pedestrian accident, you can access the full story here. 

Fears | Nachawati represents victims of car accidents in bringing Texas personal injury lawsuits, including pedestrians who have been struck by motor vehicles.  The personal injury lawyers of Fears | Nachawati offer free legal consultations to accident victims. Simply email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call our toll-free helpline at 1.866.705.7584.

 

Family brings wrongful death lawsuit against oil drilling company for fatal wreck

In September of 2008, 41-year-old Rhonda Kay Henson was killed after a piece of oil field equipment fell off of a passing tractor-trailer, crushing the driver’s side of her car.

Henson’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the tractor-trailer, Daniel Armstrong, 21. The suit also names the company for which Armstrong worked, Pioneer Drilling Company, as a defendant. The suit alleges that both defendants were negligent.

Testimony in the trial began Tuesday in the 413th District Court in Cleburne, Texas.

The 15-ton piece of equipment was secured with only two chains, while state and federal laws require four. Because the equipment was not properly secured, says the family’s lawyer, it slid around until it eventually fell from the truck onto Henson’s Ford Explorer.

Also, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney, Armstrong had a suspended license and was not qualified to drive the tractor-trailer. His records, the attorney says, were forged and fabricated by other employees of the company.

Henson’s husband, Thomas Henson, was riding in the passenger seat at the time of the accident. He was not seriously injured.

To read more about this Texas wrongful death lawsuit, click here.

Fears | Nachawati represents plaintiffs in bringing wrongful death lawsuits. For a free legal consultation with a Texas personal injury and wrongful death attorney, email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call us on our toll-free number at 1.866.705.7584.

 

Woman killed in head-on collision with tractor trailer

A Burleson, Texas, woman is dead after a head-on collision with a tractor trailer on Monday evening.

The deadly accident took place about five miles south of Cleburne, Texas. The deceased victim is 24-year-old Megan Porter who was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Porter, who was wearing a seatbelt, was driving on Farm Road 1434 when she entered a curve at an unsafe speed. Her car skidded left into the northbound lane where it collided head-on with a tractor trailer.  The driver of the tractor trailer was Juan Castaneda of Cleburne, Texas.

For more on the car accident, click here for the complete story.

The personal injury attorneys of Fears | Nachawati represent victims of car accidents in Texas. To receive a free legal consultation,email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call our toll-free helpline at 1.866.705.7584.