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A Texas man has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the man who struck his vehicle and then fled from the scene of the accident.

The plaintiff in this Texas personal injury lawsuit is James Edward Mathews. On February 17^th, Mathews filed his suit against alleged hit-and-run driver Jeremiah S. Freeman.

According to his personal injury lawsuit, Mathews has suffered from both physical pain and mental anguish as a result of the car accident. He is seeking damages for lost earnings, medical expenses, pain and suffering, physical impairment and physical disfigurement. Additional damages are being sought for a loss of ability to enjoy life as well as the diminished value of his vehicle.

Mathew claims that Freeman caused the car accident because he was driving too fast, failed to keep a proper lookout, failed to yield the right-of-way, failed to apply his brakes in a timely manner and lacked proper control over his vehicle. Mathew’s suit further alleges that Freeman left the scene of the car accident and failed to stop and render aid.

Click here to read more about this Texas personal injury lawsuit over a hit-and-run car accident.

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Toyota Motor Corp. announced Thursday that it is recalling 2.3 million vehicles due to a problem with their gas pedals.

According to Toyota, there are mechanical problems with the accelerator pedals that can cause them to become stuck. The recall affects eight models, including recent versions of the Camry, Tundra, Corolla and RAV4.

This latest recall comes mere months after Toyota recalled more than 4 million vehicles due to a gas pedal that could get trapped under the floor mats and cause sudden acceleration. That particular gas pedal problem was the cause of several fatal car accidents.

The problem at the center of the latest recall has nothing to do with floor mats. In certain rare cases, said Toyota, the gas pedal mechanism wears down, which makes the accelerator harder to press and slower to return and, in some cases, it becomes stuck.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calls the problem a “serious safety issue.”

A spokesperson for Toyota says the company is unaware of any car accidents or injuries caused by the gas pedal problem associated with this most recent recall.

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Fort Worth police are continuing their investigation into a Christmas Eve car accident that resulted in a fatality.

The victim was 44-year-old Timothy Head of Fort Worth. Head was fatally injured when his 2003 Hyundai was sandwiched between two pickup trucks in a chain-reaction car wreck.

Head was stopped at a red light behind a Dodge pickup truck, apparently waiting to turn left onto the intersecting street.

A Chevrolet pickup truck approached Head’s car from behind. The driver of the pickup truck, according to Fort Worth police spokesman Sgt. Chad Mahaffey, “failed to control his speed, entered the left turn lane, and struck the back of (Head’s) vehicle.”

The impact slammed Head’s car into the back of the Dodge pickup that was stopped in front of him. Head later died at a hospital of injuries he sustained in the accident.

No arrests have been made.

Click here for the complete story on this Fort Worth, Texas, car accident.

Fears | Nachawati is a Texas personal injury law firm helping car accident victims get the compensation they deserve. For free legal advice about your car accident claim, email us or phone us toll free at 1.866.705.7584 today.

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A driver lost consciousness behind the wheel and drove his pickup truck into a house in Rowlett, Texas.

The driver, whose identity has not been released, lives in the same neighborhood. He was on his way home after having blood taken at the hospital. Rowlett police say he blacked out, and the truck then smashed through a woman’s house.

The owner was at home at the time of the accident, but was at the back of the house and suffered no injuries.

An officer who responded to the 911 call says the truck was halfway inside the house. According to Rowlett police, a substantial amount of damage to the house was incurred.

The driver suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

For more on this Rowlett car accident, click here for the complete article.

If you have been injured in a car accident, contact the Texas personal injury attorneys of Fears | Nachawati for free legal advice. Simply email us or phone us toll free at 1.866.705.7584.

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A Texas teenager was killed in a car accident early Sunday when she struck a guardrail on Northeast Loop 820. The impact caused her vehicle to roll over.

The victim, an 18-year-old whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident took place at around 3 a.m. in the 2500 block of Northeast Loop 820. The victim was traveling eastbound on the highway in a Ford Focus when she attempted to enter a ramp to head north, striking a guardrail instead.

The teen was not wearing a seatbelt, and she was partially ejected from her vehicle during the rollover.

For more on this Texas car accident, click here for the full story.

If you have been injured in a car accident, contact the Texas personal injury lawyers of Fears | Nachawati today for free legal advice. Simply email us or phone us toll free at 1.866.705.7584.

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