Houston Personal Injury Attorneys – Smith & Hassler

A big rig crashed into a passenger vehicle on the 610 North Loop yesterday morning at around 9:30 a.m. shutting down all westbound lanes at 610 and I-45 North. Investigators believe the rainy conditions were a factor in the crash: the 18 wheeler slid on the roadway and the truck driver lost control and hit the other vehicle. The load of pipes spilled from the 18 wheeler’s trailer and onto the freeway. Channel 2’s story did not include a great deal of detail, but the driver’s injuries are reported as being non-life threatening.

If you have been seriously injured in a collision with an 18 wheeler or other commercial vehicle, and you are seeking legal representation to protect your rights, experience counts. Insurance companies that write insurance policies, sometimes providing several million dollars of coverage, immediately begin investigating serious injury accidents. In Smith & Hassler’s opinion, they “investigate” for ways to avoid paying a fair and reasonable settlement. Four of the six trial attorneys at Smith & Hassler are Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law. Smith & Hassler’s Houston personal injury attorneys have represented injured people and their families since 1989, and our firm has the resources to prosecute large claims. Visit www.smithandhassler.com or click here to contact us about your case and to request a no charge consultation.

The firm is pleased to announce that Smith & Hassler attorney Daragh Carter recently passed the Board Certification exam and is now Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  This brings to four the number of experienced personal injury attorneys at Smith & Hassler that are Board Certified.  The firm’s attorneys who are Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law are: Al Hassler, Roger Sullivan, Brent Cordell and Daragh Carter. According to the TBLS web site, approximately 1 in 10 attorneys in Texas are Board Certified. To become Board Certified an attorney must: devote a significant amount of his/her practice to personal injury trial law in Texas, have tried at least 10 cases to a verdict as lead counsel, provided references from other attorneys, including judges the attorney has appeared before and opposing counsel, and passed a 6 hour written exam.

If you have been seriously injured in an accident and you are seeking experienced, aggressive attorneys to represent you, call Smith & Hassler for a no charge consultation: 713 739 1250.

An SUV driver wrecked a couple of parked vehicles last night on Harbrook Drive and decided to jump out and run off. Police say the driver was traveling too fast while trying to turn onto Edna, causing him to lose control: he skidded into a parked truck, took out an iron fence then smashed into a red minivan. Then he jumped out and fled the scene: he was located and arrested by police officers a few blocks from the accident scene.  Police said they will check to see if the man was drunk. Without passing judgment on this specific case, there are a handful of frequent reasons that hit-and-run drivers take off after a car accident: they don’t have insurance, their license is suspended, they are driving drunk or on drugs, they have drugs on them or in their vehicle, the vehicle is stolen or they have warrants for their arrest. Channel 2’s account of the antics of this particular mastermind can be read here.

Hit-and-run driver's wrecked Nissan SUV

Parked pickup damaged by hit-and-run driver

At around 4:00 a.m. this morning a single vehicle rollover accident resulted in the driver’s death. Harris County Sheriff’s Deputies say a man was speeding in a Jeep Grand Cherokee when he reached a curve in the road in the 2900 block of Fallbrook and began a sideways slide. The vehicle hit the median and rolled several times across the eastbound lanes, coming to rest in a wooded area. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. Channel 11’s report, including video.

The driver of this Jeep Grand Cherokee was ejected and killed

A driver’s failure to take account of standing water on a roadway appears to have been the cause of a two car head-on crash yesterday. At around 9:15 p.m. firefighters were called to Parker Road at Bretshire Road to pry a woman out of her red Dodge car. Police say the Dodge driver failed to notice water covering the roadway as she drove eastbound: she lost control of her car and slid into the westbound lane, striking a blue-colored car head-on. The four adults taken to the hospital were in stable condition. Channel 2’s report is here. Channel 13’s story is here (note this article shows two different vehicles from the Channel 2 story).

If you have been injured in a serious car accident, an experienced personal injury attorney will help you navigate the insurance claim maze and make sure you avoid common mistakes that can complicate or delay a claim. Smith & Hassler has proudly represented injured clients in Houston and throughout Texas for the past 23-years. Contact Smith & Hassler and speak directly to an attorney for a no-charge case evaluation.

Channel 2's picture of a vehicle involved

Channel 13's picture of the vehicles involved

Smith & Hassler were recently retained by a Houston area father to represent the man and his two young children, ages 5 and 2.  The family were involved in a severe rear-end car accident on a Houston freeway when they were struck from behind by a full-size pickup truck.  The family’s Chevrolet Impala was pushed forward into the vehicle in front of them and is a total loss. If you have been involved in a car accident and need an effective and efficient Houston personal injury firm to help you, you can contact Smith & Hassler any time day or night, or submit your case online for a no charge consultation.

Smith and Hassler represents a father and his two young children involved in a severe rear end collision