According to The Daily News newspaper, a Cowlitz County, Washington jury has awarded $2.5 million to a Castle Rock family following a wrongful death lawsuit. 39-year-old Patrick Coyne, who suffered from back pain, died from ingesting a pain reliever called kratom, which is not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. A 12-member jury ruled… Read More
Category: Lawsuit
by Benjamin Treviño | May 26th, 2023 | Blog, Lawsuit, News, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation Claim, Wrongful Death
One dead, one injured in backhoe accident
HIDALGO COUNTY — A Hidalgo County employee was killed and another injured in a May 23 job-related accident. According to Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. Eddie Guerra, the accident happened at approximately 11:43 a.m. north of Mile 4 North on Midway Road along a drainage canal. The area is near Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, south… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | September 22nd, 2022 | Blog, Lawsuit, News, Personal Injury
Man dies in Edinburg construction accident
EDINBURG – Edinburg Police are investigating the death of a 57-year-old man who apparently fell from construction scaffolding Monday morning, September 19. According to a news release, officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of South 25th Street just after 9:30 a.m. after a caller reported a construction accident. When officers arrived, they found the… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | April 26th, 2022 | 18 Wheelers, Auto Accident, Blog, Lawsuit, Muerte Injusta, Personal Injury
16 injured following chase with Texas deputies
(SAN ANTONIO) — Fifteen migrants and the driver of the truck they were riding in were injured following a high-speed chase with Texas deputies on Sunday, according to authorities. According to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy had pulled over the truck west of San Antonio on April 24 around 8:00 a.m. When one… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | January 13th, 2022 | Auto Accident, Hit-And-Run, Lawsuit, Legal Representation, News
Brownsville police search for hit and run driver
Brownsville police are investigating a deadly hit and run accident. The crash happened January 4 at 1:30 a.m. in the 800 block of Calle Milpa Verde, according to Investigator Martin Sandoval, a spokesperson for the Brownsville Police Department. Sandoval reported that the male victim was struck by a white pickup truck, and died at the… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | January 3rd, 2022 | Auto Accident, General, Lawsuit, Negligence
Edinburg man jailed following fatal Christmas car crash
Edinburg police have charged a 29-year-old resident following a wrong-way crash on Christmas day that resulted in the death of Sylvia Martinez De Garza. Otis Charles Barron is charged with intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, two counts of intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury, accident involving death, and two counts of accident… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | December 27th, 2021 | Lawsuit, Legal Representation, Personal Injury
Suspected drunk driver crashes into DPS trooper in Roma
A state trooper was injured after a woman traveled into oncoming traffic and collided with the officer’s patrol unit. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the two-vehicle crash happened at 4:23 a.m. December 18 in Roma on U.S. 83 west of Farm-to-Market Road 3167. A preliminary investigation shows that the trooper was… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | December 23rd, 2021 | Lawsuit, Legal Representation
Alleged human smuggling attempt results fatal crash in Mission
A driver was arrested December 11 after an alleged human smuggling attempt ended in a fatal crash in Mission. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) a gray Ford Explorer SUV crashed with another vehicle after failing to yield right of way at an intersection. The crash occurred at Trosper Road and Mile… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | December 16th, 2021 | Lawsuit, Legal Representation, News
Suspect arraigned following fatal December 12 pursuit crash in Mission
18-year-old Esteban Cantu Jr. has been arraigned on two counts of murder in connection with a December 12 car crash that claimed the lives of two Mission women. According to a news release, Cantu was being pursued by US Border Patrol agents and Texas state troopers when his vehicle collided with another vehicle at the… Read More
by Benjamin Treviño | December 10th, 2021 | Auto Accident, Lawsuit
Truck crash in southern Mexico leaves 53 migrants dead, 54 injured
A cargo truck loaded with Central American migrants rolled over and crashed into a pedestrian bridge in southern Mexico December 9, killing at least 53 people and injuring dozens more, authorities said. About 21 of the injured had serious wounds and were taken to local hospitals, while at least three of the injured were listed… Read More