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Proving the Other Driver Was Texting in an Accident  

March 2, 2022 By Staff - s.r. Leave a Comment

Texting and Driving

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that at any given moment, 600,000 drivers are using their cell phones. More than 400 drivers are killed every year when texting and thousands more are injured. At Springer & Lyle, we stand ready to do the necessary investigation to determine if a texting driver caused your accident. How to Prove the Other Driver was Texting Texting and driving have the same effect on driving as if the driver had drunk four beers in one hour! The U.S. Department of Transportation reports that it takes five seconds to read a text, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Articles, Featured Tagged With: Accident, Texting

Texting, Social Media and Divorce

June 29, 2020 By Staff - s.r. Leave a Comment

Going through a divorce is indeed a difficult emotional experience. It is tempting to post status updates to your friends on social media. You want to vent about injustices you feel from your soon-to-be ex-spouse. You may say something you plan on doing to get revenge. You are tempted to post photos that you hope may make him or her jealous. At Springer & Lyle, we strongly urge you to completely avoid social media during your divorce proceedings. No Matter Your Privacy Settings, Your Social Media Postings Can Be Used Against You You may wonder how a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Articles, Featured Tagged With: Divorce, social media, Texting

Facts About Texting While Driving

October 20, 2015 By Staff - s.r. Leave a Comment

Distracted driving involves driving a motor vehicle while engaged in another activity like eating, smoking or talking on a cell phone. The attorneys at Springer and Lyle have represented many victims of distracted driving crashes, and they’re well aware of the fact that texting while driving is the most dangerous form of distracted driving. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), 3,154 people were killed in distracted driving car and truck accidents in 2013, and 424,000 others were injured. Driving a car involves use of your visual, manual and cognitive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Featured Tagged With: Springer & Lyle, Texting

Happy Stop The Texts Day!

May 1, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Distracted driving is a real scourge in our society.  Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, has declared today #StopTheTextsDay asking Twitter for ideas on how best to fight this menace and convince people to put down the phone and drive.   Celebrities like Kasey Khane have even released public service announcements with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urging drivers to “STOP THE TEXTS STOP THE WRECKS.” Unfortunately, distracted driving isn’t just a problem amongst consumers.  Many employers still have policies that allow, or even encourage employees to use their cell … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Automotive, Truck Accidents Tagged With: 18-wheeler, Accident, Attorney, Damages, Denton, Distracted Driving, liability, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Personal Injury, Physical Injury, Texas, Texting, Truck, Wrongful Death

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