Accidents are as common as a cold in Houston. Consider the following accident reports from Houston roadways that were filed over a single 12 hour period.
At seven minutes before 1 a.m. our first accident was reported southbound on Calder. Two lanes were affected. At nearly the same time on the South Loop and the 45 Gulf. All were injury free and quickly cleared.
By 2 a.m. another accident was reported on North 45 - and quickly cleared. Two twenty and another wreck happened on the South Loop. All was quiet until shortly before 4 a.m. when three accidents occurred in quick succession around the city - one on the North Loop, one on the Sam Houston and the third on 45. Again - no injuries reported.
Finally, another accident happened at 4:30 a.m. and then all was quiet til about 8 when a wreck was reported on the 290.
O.K. - so then everyone straightened up and drove right until nearly 11 a.m. when an accident occurred on 59 and then another on Sam Houston at 12:15 p.m. One more right before 1 p.m. on the 225 rounds out the accident roster to an even dozen - and thankfully not a serious injury among them.
Statistics show that there are over a million accidents every year in the U.S. With the types of numbers we put up in half a day it's easy to believe those figures.
Greg Baumgartner is a Houston 18 wheeler accident lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping injury victims seek civil justice. For a free no obligation consultation with a Houston personal injury attorney call the Baumgartner firm.
