After spending three years in prison on drug charges, Jermaine Wilson not only turned his life around, he was elected by fellow city commissioners to serve as mayor of Leavenworth City, Kansas. The inspirational story, reported by the Kansas City Star, actually began while Wilson was still in prison. In 2007, he made a vow that…

Four cars were involved in a wreck in Plano on the Dallas North Tollway. The incident happened at Park Boulevard around 11pm.  Reports suggested that Ryan Nicklaus Sutton of Sherman, was headed northbound on the Tollway when he collided with the passenger side of a BMW.  Sutton’s Mustang lost control, spun out, and hit two…

No matter where you drive in North Texas, you will see construction.  Homes, skyscrapers, hotels, hospitals, strip malls, roads, and apartments – there are projects everywhere. Along with that construction comes workplace accidents.  While the news and social media typically cover these kinds of stories at their worst, there are numerous incidents that are not…

We have noticed a new phone scam being perpetrated around Dallas/Ft Worth.  In this particular instance, scammers are claiming to be from Oncor Electric Delivery. The caller claims they need a replacement bank card number “to prevent your services from being disconnected today.”  They may have your name, address, your electricity provider and your account…

Texans love their motorcycles, but it can be a dangerous way to get from Point A to Point B. In 2016, more than 1,800 riders suffered critical injuries – with thousands more suffering other injuries in motorcycle crashes. We represent motorcycle accident victims and their families who have suffered a death in the family or…

Last month, we saw a story about Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott and his two dogs. His dogs apparently got out through an unsecure door, and began fighting with a neighbor’s dog. The neighbor tried to stop the fight and was bitten by one of Dak’s dogs. The injury was not life threatening, but the…

On a good day, the North Central Expressway moves at a crawl. Add an accident to the equation, and you have plenty of time to have a snack, listen to a lengthy podcast or contemplate your future. Accidents occur frequently on 75, and Wednesday was no exception. Two vehicles collided in the HOV lane on…

Early Sunday morning, a suspected drunk driver plowed into the side of an Irving police officer’s squad car. The officer, Julie Durham, had been responding to a hit-and-run, and was sitting inside her squad car in the southbound lane of Loop 12 near Grauwyler Road. She was blocking traffic for another responding officer and an…

On Monday, a two-vehicle accident occurred causing a flatbed truck to crash into the east employee parking lot at Bell Helicopter in Fort Worth. Estimates had 22 cars and pickups damaged by the errant truck. Amazingly, no one was injured. Whether you’re on the road or safely parked in a parking lot, accidents are a…

On Wednesday, a woman was sent to the hospital after debris fell onto a pedestrian walkway below a construction site. The collapsed scaffolding also left a construction worker dangling from the side of a building. The incident occurred on 2nd Street in front of the Renaissance Worthington hotel around 12:30pm. The collapse of the scaffolding…

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